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Witness to Innocence

Death Row Exonerees

Peer support and public advocacy run by exonerees themselves, including former death row survivors.

National Reentry Resource Center

Reentry, Housing & Employment

Directories of housing and employment reentry programs, run by the Council of State Governments Justice Center.

After Innocence

Reentry, Housing & Employment

Case management connecting exonerees to healthcare, benefits, social services, and legal assistance during reentry.

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Reentry, Housing & Employment

The national helpline connecting anyone to local housing, food, healthcare, and financial assistance by zip code — the best single starting point if you don't know where to look locally.

Healing Justice

Mental Health & Trauma

Restorative justice and trauma-informed support built specifically for exonerees and their families.

SAMHSA National Helpline

Mental Health & Trauma

Free, confidential treatment referral and information service for mental health and substance use, 24/7 — 1-800-662-4357.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Crisis Support

Free and confidential support for anyone in crisis, available around the clock — call or text 988, 24/7.

The Marshall Project

Nonprofit journalism covering the criminal justice system in depth.

ACLU Campaign for Smart Justice

Focused campaign work on prosecutorial accountability and district attorney elections.

Brennan Center for Justice

Legal and policy work on prosecutorial accountability and systemic criminal justice reform.

Prison Policy Initiative

Independent research exposing the scale and harms of mass incarceration nationwide.

The Sentencing Project

Research and advocacy on sentencing policy and state-level incarceration data.

National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA)

Works to expand access to public defense nationally and can point to state-level public defender and legal aid resources.

ABA Find Legal Help

The American Bar Association's directory for locating legal aid and lawyer-referral services by state.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)

Attorney referrals and post-conviction resources, including a dedicated eyewitness identification hub — one of the leading contributing factors in wrongful convictions.

Restoration of Rights Project

Restoring Rights & Licenses

Free, state-by-state guide to expungement, record sealing, pardons, and restoring professional licenses after a conviction — the best resource for 'how do I get my license back.'

National Registry of Exonerations — Compensation Guide

Compensation

A state-by-state guide to wrongful-conviction compensation laws — use it to see what compensation, if any, a given state provides. Compensation is not automatic, and eligibility rules vary enormously by jurisdiction.

National Registry of Exonerations

Exoneration Data

Tracks every documented exoneration in the U.S. since 1989 — case details, contributing factors, time served — and is the source for the exoneration statistics cited across this site.

Equal Justice Initiative

Innocence Organizations

Provides legal representation to people who may have been wrongly convicted or denied a fair trial, with a particular focus on the South. Also leads litigation and advocacy on prosecutorial and police misconduct, unreliable forensic evidence, and indigent defense.

Centurion

Innocence Organizations

Founded in 1983, the first organization in the country dedicated to investigating wrongful conviction cases — has helped free dozens of people serving life or death sentences.

Innocence Network — Find a Member Organization

Innocence Organizations

Directory of 65+ regional innocence organizations. Start here to find the group that covers the state where the conviction happened.

National Resource Center on Children & Families of the Incarcerated

Practical guidance on maintaining contact during incarceration, talking to children about a parent's imprisonment, and finding local family-support programs.

ACLU — Know Your Rights

The national hub covering police encounters, protests, immigration status, and more — and the place to start for finding your state ACLU affiliate's own guidance.

Do You Qualify for Help From an Innocence Organization?

Case Intake

Intake criteria differ by organization, but most Innocence Network members generally look for the same things — here's what to check before applying.

For Families

Families

A practical starting point for families trying to understand the post-conviction process, stay involved in a case, and find support.

Know Your Rights

Police Encounters

What to say — and not say — in the first few minutes of a police encounter, the moment a large share of documented wrongful convictions trace back to.