Dear Friends,
For over 20 years, the New England Innocence Project has been fighting wrongful convictions, knowing that this work is more than just mounting one legal challenge to one case at a time. In a system that prioritizes finality over justice and bias over reliability, our work represents an act of resistance as we advocate for truth, freedom, and safety for us all.
This June, we're setting out to raise $75,000 by month's end, an ambitious goal which reflects the urgency and gravity of our work. With so much at stake, we need your help to get there. Can your act of resistance today be an investment in fighting wrongful convictions? Through June 30, your gift will be matched to double your impact (up to $25,000)!
In recent months, our collective focus has shifted to the national arena, but injustice continues to happen right here in New England. Every day, we confront this unjust system that buries evidence, protects misconduct, and denies the existence of racial bias. And when some of our community members fall victim to the criminal legal system, they also face relentless immigration consequences as a result of their wrongful convictions.
Your investment supports the painstaking, often invisible, work of uncovering the truth and fighting for those the system tried to silence. When you donate to NEIP, you invest in a team of deeply experienced post-conviction attorneys, working with excellent pro bono partners, to investigate, research, and strategize with relentless persistence to overturn a wrongful conviction.
This kind of work is not only time-intensive, but it is costly. DNA testing, expert consultations, complex investigations, and multi-year legal strategy take real financial resources. But every penny is worth it to pursue all possible paths to freedom for our clients, who often have nowhere else to turn for help. Can we count on your investment in your work?
Overturning a wrongful conviction has always been a fight. This is not a fight just for individuals but for the very idea of freedom. In this critical moment, will you donate today and help us reach our goal of raising $75,000 by June 30? Thanks to a generous match donor, your gift will be matched 2-to-1, up to $25,000.
We’re grateful to have you as part of this community.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Hartung
Senior Staff Attorney
New England Innocence Project
P.S. Every dollar you give by June 30 will be matched 2-to-1, up to $25,000. Let’s meet this moment and keep fighting.