TRUTH MATTERS.
Innocent people are often convicted of crimes they don’t commit. It’s a tragedy that can happen to anyone, and particularly impacts people living in over-policed communities, such as people with low-incomes, and those who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
We free Innocent people from prison.
HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO COMMUNITY.
Black people are significantly more likely to be convicted of crimes they didn’t commit, serve longer sentences than non-Black people for the same crimes, and be impacted by all injustices within our court and prison systems.
Reforming the System.
Addressing wrongful convictions alone does not mean we have achieved true justice. Innocence work is one piece of a vast movement to confront injustice within our court and prison systems. While our mission is to advocate for innocent people, we also believe that the system should work equitably for everyone. In order to make deeper, more meaningful change, Washington Innocence Project is actively seeking partnerships with activists and organizations working on these wide-ranging issues.
POWER OF THE PROSECUTOR.
On May 31, Washington Innocence Project hosted a community discussion about the role and importance of prosecutors in the criminal justice system. WashIP aimed to create a space for and encourage community-led discussions about the importance of this elected office and the role of prosecutorial decision-making in achieving true justice.
Lester Griffin; Upward Moves.
Lester was wrongly convicted in Clark County, Washington and served nine years of a 24-year prison sentence before being liberated with the help of the Washington Innocence Project.
The Toll of Wrongful Conviction
Wrongful conviction is deeply traumatic for everyone involved. We provide social and emotional support and connect exonerees and freed clients to services and resources so they can get back on their feet and return to the lives they’ve been missing. We also help connect them with a community of freed and exonerated people who can provide a type of support and understanding that no one else can. Watch our video and hear directly from our exonerees and freed clients on the impact wrongful convictions have had on their lives and the lives of their loved ones.
Watch our video and hear directly from our exonerees and freed clients on the impact wrongful convictions have had on their lives and the lives of their loved ones.
Wrongful Convictions by the numbers.
Yes, it’s very real and happening everyday.
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your support powers the truth.
We need your help to free the innocent men and women wrongly imprisoned today, and to help stop innocent people from being wrongfully convicted in the future.