innocenceproject.bsky.social
We work to help free innocent people from prison and reform the criminal legal system.
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Congratulations, Alondra!
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That’s why we set a goal to raise $30k before Mother’s Day to ensure we can continue this fight. To help us reach our goal, the Bernard and Geraldine Segal Foundation is matching all donations up to $30,000. Double your impact with a Mother’s Day donation: innocenceproject.org/donate-fy25-...
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Despite the hardships they have endured, they refuse to lose hope that one day they will be reunited with their children, grandchildren, and loved ones.
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Tyreek McDole Group performs a final song with all the exonerees on stage in celebration! That's a wrap for tonight. Thanks for tuning in!
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Laura Burstein @lauraburstein.bsky.social, gala honoree and capital litigation powerhouse, accepts her award with a powerful speech about the fight to end the death penalty:
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@innocenceproject.bsky.social ambassador and actor @tonygoldwyn.bsky.social performed with tap dancer Savion Glover!
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@innocenceproject.bsky.social board member @alondra.bsky.social breaks the news that the gala, in just one evening, has raised over $190k!
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@innocenceproject.bsky.social co-founder Barry Scheck remarks about the future of AI:
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“Our exonerees are at the heart of what we do,” says @innocenceproject.bsky.social board member and @goldmansachsgroup.bsky.social partner Sara Naison-Tarajano.
“You are the lifeblood of our organization”.
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Ford Foundation @fordfoundation.org president Darren Walker @darrencwalker.bsky.social reminds guests of the urgency of organizations like the Innocence Project:
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“Not all super heroes wear capes,” says exoneree Marvin Anderson about the @innocenceproject.bsky.social’s Intake Team, who reads and responds to thousands of requests of people who need help with their wrongful convictions.
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Executive director @christinaswarns.bsky.social remarks on the work the Innocence Project has done in the last year:
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The initimable Whoopi Goldberg is our gala host tonight! We’re so honored to have her introduce our executive director, Christina Swarns, as well as our exoneree speakers throughout the night.
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First up: espresso martinis! Through our collab with @tninnocence.bsky.social and Bongo Java Roasting Co, we were able to serve guests using the beans from our “Grounds for Innocence” bag, which you can buy here: www.bongojava.com/products/gro...
25% of the proceeds will go toward us and TN IP!
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We can’t let this happen.
Repealing discovery reform means more wrongful convictions and more injustice. Call your lawmakers at 516-916-7076 or fill out our form and urge them to #ProtectKaliefsLaw today. innocenceproject.org/petitions/ne...
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Exonerees have been silenced.
Public defenders have been shut out.
@govkathyhochulny.bsky.social has focused solely on repealing discovery reform — while ignoring overdue policies like the #ChallengingWrongfulConvictionsAct, which would actually help innocent people stay out of prison.
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New Yorkers: Call your lawmakers at 516-916-7076 or fill out our form and urge them to protect Kalief's Law today. Repealing discovery reform means more wrongful convictions, coerced pleas, and injustice. innocenceproject.org/petitions/ne...
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New Yorkers: Call your lawmakers at 516-916-7076 or fill out our form and urge them to protect Kalief's Law today. Repealing discovery reform means more wrongful convictions, coerced pleas, and injustice. innocenceproject.org/petitions/ne...