How much does Missouri pay for wrongful imprisonment?

According to Missouri law, if the courts declare a person “actually innocent,” they are to be paid restitution of $100 for every day they were wrongfully imprisoned.

How many cases have been cleared by the Innocence Project?

As of January 2020, the Innocence Project has documented over 365 DNA exonerations in the United States. Twenty-one of these exonerees had previously been sentenced to death.

Is innocent historically accurate?

Everyone who has stomach for its topics should attempt to read it. Innocent is rich, intoxicating, complex and unique. But all in all Innocent is not 100% historically accurate, just fyi, you history nerd. ** Innocent Rouge is the direct continuation of Innocent in another magazine.

Where did the Innocence Project get its start?

The Innocence Project was founded at Cardozo School of Law and housed there until becoming an independent 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization in 2004. The Innocence Project is still affiliated with Cardozo School of Law.

How to contact the Innocence Project by email?

The Innocence Project is not equipped to handle case applications or inquiries by email or over the phone. All case submissions and follow-up correspondence will be handled by mail or overnight delivery services only. View the individual forms for more details.

How often do people write to the Innocence Project?

Every year, approximately 2,400 people write to us for the first time asking for help, and at any given time we are evaluating between 6,000 and 8,000 potential cases. How is the Innocence Project funded?

How many innocent people are in jail in the US?

We will never know for sure, but the few studies that have been done estimate that between 2.3% and 5% of all prisoners in the U.S. are innocent (for context, if just 1% of all prisoners are innocent, that would mean that more than 20,000 innocent people are in prison). How can someone ask the Innocence Project to get involved in a case?