⟢ 2026 Impact Report ⟣
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Freedom is necessary for healing people and rebuilding families and communities. While we’ve celebrated many legal victories in the past year, we’re honored to see two of our clients exonerated, Edward Wright and Thomas Rosa, who collectively spent 75 years wrongfully incarcerated for crimes they did not commit. They were both sentenced to die in prison; now, they fight alongside us for those who remain incarcerated.
View their case spotlights and learn about their long journeys to freedom.
Edward Wright
41 Years Wrongfully Incarcerated
Exonerated 2025
“It was just like getting punched in the face.” That’s how Edward Wright described being wrongfully convicted of the 1984 murder of his friend, Penny Anderson, in her Massachusetts apartment and sentenced to die in prison. For more than forty years, Mr. Wright pursued every legal avenue available to challenge his wrongful conviction, even as prosecutors intentionally hid crucial evidence supporting his innocence from him and from the courts.
Freedom is necessary for healing people and rebuilding families and communities. While we’ve celebrated many legal victories in the past year, we’re honored to see two of our clients exonerated, Edward Wright and Thomas Rosa, who collectively spent 75 years wrongfully incarcerated for crimes they did not commit. They were both sentenced to die in prison; now, they fight alongside us for those who remain incarcerated.
View their case spotlights and learn about their long journeys to freedom.
Spotlight : Pro Bono Partnerships
Edward Wright
41 Years Wrongfully Incarcerated
Exonerated 2025
“It was just like getting punched in the face.” That’s how Edward Wright described being wrongfully convicted of the 1984 murder of his friend, Penny Anderson, in her Massachusetts apartment and sentenced to die in prison. For more than forty years, Mr. Wright pursued every legal avenue available to challenge his wrongful conviction, even as prosecutors intentionally hid crucial evidence supporting his innocence from him and from the courts.
32 pro bono partners 10,000+ pro bono hours
It takes a team of people and countless hours of legal work to overturn even one wrongful conviction, so pro bono partners are essential to freedom. Read more about three current pro bono partners who are working with us to reimagine what justice can be in New England: The Vertex Foundation, Latham & Watkins, and Mintz.
“Working with NEIP has been one of the most meaningful parts of my legal career. This work is a powerful reminder of why many of us went to law school in the first place, allowing us to use our skills to advocate for fairness, dignity, and justice for people whose voices might otherwise go unheard. The opportunity to contribute to work that can profoundly impact someone’s life has been incredibly rewarding.” — Hannah Edge, Mintz Associate
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