Sector:
Nonprofit
Phone:
(212) 364-5340
Last updated:
August 27, 2009
Contact person:
Human Resources
Fax:
(212) 364-5341
Mission:
Founded by civil rights lawyers Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld at the Cardozo School of Law, the Innocence Project (IP) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that represents prisoners nationwide for whom post-conviction DNA testing can prove innocence. IP’s mission includes public education about the causes of wrongful convictions and judicial, legislative, and policy reforms.
