Every fight for freedom we wage alongside our clients begins with a letter. We receive hundreds of letters every year requesting help, just like the ones in the images above. These are just a glimpse into the hearts and minds of the countless people still wrongfully imprisoned throughout New England for crimes they did not commit. We have a staff that is small, but fierce, and we are currently managing over 300 open applications from people who are awaiting justice.
Today, we are asking you to become a part of this fight. Your support makes it possible to respond to every new letter requesting help, to take on more clients, interview witnesses, test evidence, and build support around every case and every family.
Once someone is convicted of a crime, the system holds onto that conviction with a tight grip and does not want to let it go. That’s why we must devote everything we can to these cases. That means a team of people, thousands of hours analyzing case facts, and tens of thousands of dollars for investigators, experts, and testing. Wrongfully convicted people and their families have already been failed too many times by our criminal legal system and they deserve everything we can offer them.
The people who write to us are on a long journey. We want that journey to include freedom, but we can't do it without the critical funding that makes it all possible.
Help make freedom a reality for innocent people
imprisoned in New England.
Now through December 31, your gift will be DOUBLED (2X) for twice the impact (up to $50,000).
We're more than halfway toward our goal of meeting our $50,000 match. Will you consider making a matching gift today and help free innocent people throughout New England?
If you already made a year-end gift, we thank you!
Most sincerely,
Radha Natarajan
Executive Director, New England Innocence Project