WHO WE ARE
Founded in 2004, The Freedom Project is a 501c3 non-profit organization that serves wrongfully convicted persons in the prison system to obtain freedom.
Our Objective
To assist innocent men and women with legal representation where DNA is not involved, for crimes they did not commit.
DEMANDING FREEDOM NOW
The judicial system often traps men and women into prison for crimes they did not commit due to lack of adequate representation. Usually those individuals are incarcerated for over twenty (20) years; and unfortunately, some die while still incarcerated.
That's where organizations like The Freedom Project come into play to bridge the gap and be a representative of the wrongfully incarcerated. Our goal is to assist with legal representation, media exposure (news and documentaries), investigation and thorough research.
JUSTICE FOR MARK SANDERS
WE ARE THE
CHANGEMAKERS
Our challenge has not only been to set the wrongfully convicted free, but to also change the laws that prohibit them from being compensated, and helping them re-adjust back into society and live normal productive lives with their children and families.
INNOCENCE ORGANIZATIONS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
143
Innocent men and women freed
70.6%
Exonerations based on perjury or false accusations
13.3
Years lost per exoneree
67
of 143 exonerations received representation from IO's
LATEST
NEWS.
More than half of all wrongful criminal convictions are caused by government misconduct, study finds
Misconduct can be intentional or unintentional, but either way innocent people are found guilty
SOURCE: THE WASHINGTON POST
Report: Official misconduct to blame in bevy of wrongful convictions
Three years ago, the National Registry of Exonerations released a study of the role race plays in wrongful convictions and concluded innocent Black people were more likely to be wrongfully convicted...
SOURCE: THE DETROIT NEWS