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{{Short description|American legal non-profit founded 1992}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox organization | name = Innocence Project, Inc. | native_name = | native_name_lang = | named_after = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | logo = The Innocence Project logo.svg | logo_size = 200px | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | map = | map_size = | map_alt = | map_caption = | map2 = | map2_size = | map2_alt = | map2_caption = | abbreviation = | motto = | predecessor = | merged = | successor = | formation = {{start date and age|1992}}<ref name=about /> | founder = {{ublist|[[Barry Scheck]]|[[Peter Neufeld]]}} | extinction = <!-- use {{end date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | status = [[501(c)(3)]]<ref name=irs>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/search-for-tax-exempt-organizations|title=Innocence Project Inc. (within Search for Tax Exempt Organizations)|website=[[Internal Revenue Service]]|access-date=August 11, 2021}}</ref> | type = [[Nonprofit organization]] | tax_id = 32-0077563<ref name=irs /> | registration_id = <!-- for non-profit org --> | purpose = {{blist|[[Exoneration]]|[[Justice reform]]}} | headquarters = 40 Worth Street, <br />New York, NY 10013 | location = | coords = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LON|display=inline, title}} --> | region = United States | services = | products = | methods = | fields = | membership = | membership_year = | language = | owner = <!-- or | owners = --> | sec_gen = | leader_title = Executive Director | leader_name = Christina Swarns<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://innocenceproject.org/teams/#ChristinaSwarns|title=Staff - Christina Swarns|website=Innocence Project}}</ref> | leader_title2 = [[Chairman|Chair]] | leader_name2 = Jack Taylor<ref name=bod>{{Cite web|url=https://innocenceproject.org/disciplines/directors/#JackTaylor|title=Board of Directors - Jack Taylor|website=Innocence Project}}</ref> | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | board_of_directors = | key_people = | main_organ = | parent_organization = | subsidiaries = | secessions = | affiliations = [[Innocence Network|The Innocence Network]] | endowment = $21,620,304 (2020)<ref name=irs990>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/search-for-tax-exempt-organizations|title=2020 Form 990 for Innocence Project Inc. (within Search for Tax Exempt Organizations)|website=[[Internal Revenue Service]]|access-date=August 11, 2021}}</ref>{{Rp|33}} | revenue = $21,373,256<ref name=irs990 />{{Rp|1}} | revenue_year = 2020 | expenses = $15,944,005<ref name=irs990 />{{Rp|1}} | expenses_year = 2020 | employees = 91<ref name=irs990 />{{Rp|1}} | employees_year = 2020 | volunteers = 22<ref name=irs990 />{{Rp|1}} | volunteers_year = 2020 | website = {{URL|innocenceproject.org}} | remarks = | formerly = | footnotes = }} '''Innocence Project, Inc.''' is a [[501(c)(3)|501(c)(3) nonprofit]] legal organization that works to exonerate the [[Miscarriage of justice|wrongly convicted]] through [[DNA profiling|DNA testing]] and other forms of post-conviction relief, as well as advocates for [[criminal justice]] reform to prevent future [[injustice]].<ref name=about /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Innocence Project - Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP |url=https://www.weil.com/weil-legal-innovators/2022-2023-nonprofit-partners/innocence-project |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=www.weil.com}}</ref> The group cites various studies estimating that in the [[United States]] between 1% and 10% of all prisoners are innocent.<ref name=grisham>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-innocent-prisoners-innocence-project-death-row-dna-testing-prosecutors-0315-story.html|title=Why the innocent end up in prison|first=John|last=Grisham|author-link=John Grisham|website=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=March 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kare11.com/article/syndication/podcasts/record-of-wrong/how-many-innocent-people-are-in-us-prisons/89-cc7d1412-0eec-48af-9168-319f96f887dd|title=How many innocent people are in U.S. prisons, and why can't we find them?|website=[[KARE (TV)|KARE11]]|first=Emily|last=Haavik|date=May 31, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/12/innocent-people-us-prisons/|title=How Many Innocent People Are in Prison?|first1=Beth|last1=Schwartzapfel|first2=Hannah|last2=Levintova|date=December 12, 2011|website=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How many innocent people are there in prison? |website=Innocence Project |date=December 12, 2011 |url=https://innocenceproject.org/how-many-innocent-people-are-in-prison/ |access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref> The Innocence Project was founded in 1992 by [[Barry Scheck]] and [[Peter Neufeld]], who gained national attention in the mid-1990s as part of the "[[Dream Team (law)|Dream Team]]" of lawyers who formed part of the defense in the [[O. J. Simpson murder case]].<ref name="The Innocence Project">{{Cite web |title=The Innocence Project |url=https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/justice-system/the-innocence-project/ |access-date=2023-06-05 |website=Crime Museum |language=en-US}}</ref> {{As of|2021}}, the Innocence Project has successfully overturn more than 300 convictions through DNA-based exonerations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/wrongful-convictions-and-dna-exonerations-understanding-role-forensic-science|title=Wrongful Convictions and DNA Exonerations: Understanding the Role of Forensic Science|website=[[National Institute of Justice]]|first=Gerald M|last=Laporte|date=September 7, 2017}}</ref><ref name="DNA Exonerations" /> In 2021, the Innocence Project received the biennial [[Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty]] by [[Cato Institute]], awarded in recognition and gratitude for its work to ensure liberty and justice for all.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cato.org/news-releases/2021/7/14/cato-institute-awards-2021-milton-friedman-prize-innocence-project |title=Cato Institute Awards 2021 Milton Friedman Prize to the Innocence Project |year=2021|access-date=July 16, 2021|website=[[Cato Institute]]}}</ref> In March 2022, The Innocence Project won two [[Webby Awards]] for its ''Happiest Moments'' video, winning the Best Humanitarian & Services campaign in both the brand and non-profit categories. ''Happiest Moments'' was the organization's first [[public service announcement]], premiering in June 2021 and produced by [[Hayden5]].<ref>[https://www.shootonline.com/video/top-spot-week-hayden5-captures-happiest-moments%C2%A0first-ever-psa-innocence-project Top Spot of the Week: Hayden5 Captures "Happiest Moments," First-Ever PSA For The Innocence Project] at Shoot Online; by Robert Goldrich; published July 2, 2021; retrieved May 20, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.campaignlive.com/article/innocence-projects-first-psa-captures-happiest-moments/1721250 The Innocence Project's first PSA captures the ‘Happiest Moments’] at Campaign US; by Mariah Cooper; published July 6, 2021; retrieved May 20, 2022</ref>
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