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What were once only hopes and dreams are now reality–freedom to live life.

In December 2001, Marvin Anderson became the 99th person in the United States to be exonerated due to post-conviction DNA testing. He was only 18 years old when he was wrongfully convicted of a horrible crime based largely on eyewitness misidentification and served 15 years in prison. Today, Marvin is a member of the Innocence Project's Board of Directors.

I thank God for science, for DNA testing and for the Innocence Project.

The Innocence Project litigated for almost six years to get the court's permission for DNA testing, taking Tony Wright's case all the way to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court before testing was granted. Tony became the nation's 344th DNA exoneree in 2016 thanks to DNA evidence that not only proved his innocence but also implicated another man. He had been incarcerated for nearly 25 years in Pennsylvania and narrowly escaped the death penalty.

If it weren't for DNA, I'd be dead.

Kirk Bloodsworth was the first person exonerated from death row through DNA testing. He had spent almost nine years in prison, two of those years facing execution. Following Kirk's exoneration, the U.S. Congress created the Kirk Bloodsworth DNA Post-Conviction Testing Program, which provides funds to states for post-conviction DNA testing. Today, all 50 U.S. states have a law allowing post-conviction testing in some cases — thanks in large part to the Innocence Project’s policy advocacy and to tireless advocates like Kirk.

Matthew,

I spent 15 years behind bars for a brutal crime I had nothing to do with. If it wasn't for DNA testing and the Innocence Project, I wouldn't be here to share my story with you. In fact, I was sentenced to 210 years in prison and I would never have seen freedom again.

I’m forever indebted to the Innocence Project for fighting for my freedom. But I'm also deeply grateful to the thousands of people who make the Innocence Project possible with their support. 

Will you join these heroes by helping to free the next innocent person? Please make a gift today — it could change the life of another innocent person.

As a member of the Innocence Project Board of Directors, I hear about the hundreds of clients the team is fighting for every day to prove their innocence. I hear about how the policy team is working in our state legislatures to help reveal and prevent wrongful convictions and make the system more fair and just. And you make it possible—by listening, by sharing and by supporting our work. 

So if you haven't chipped in yet, please consider making a donation today. I’m living proof that the Innocence Project changes lives and I wouldn’t be here today without your support.

Will you help set the next person free?

Thank you for standing up for the innocent,

      Marvin Anderson
      Exonerated in 2002
      Innocence Project Board Member