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Did you miss the Ohio Innocence Project Spring Fundraiser? Click here to make a gift today!
We hope you enjoy the Ohio Innocence Project's 2020 video (top of page). The Ohio Innocence Project's annual breakfast had to be cancelled due to the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the importance of the resources and education that come from this event, we have decided to host this online fundraiser in its place. This new video showcases the work we've done over the past year, including throughout the pandemic, and the type of educational information that we would have shared at our annual breakfast.
We set an ambitious goal of raising $200,000, the amount that our annual breakfast typically raises, and we need everyone’s help to make this digital fundraiser a success. We hope you will continue to support the Ohio Innocence Project with a financial contribution today so that we can keep fighting for wrongfully convicted Ohioans and working to make our criminal justice system more just.
If you’re interested in watching specific segments from our 2020 video, you can find those below:
OIP Director Mark Godsey's introduction and brief update
Statements from OIP’s exonerees about the importance of your support
OIP’s 2 recent exonerations during the lockdown
Exonerees healing through music therapy
Update from Pierce Reed about OIP’s legislative efforts and community outreach
Welcome to the Ohio Innocence Project at Cincinnati Law, where our goal is simple: we want to free every innocent person in Ohio who has been convicted of a crime they didn't commit.
We’re proud to be a part of the University of Cincinnati, where we made our home in 2003. Since our inception, our work has led to the release of 30 wrongfully convicted Ohioans, who collectively served over 580 years behind bars. That makes us one of the top-performing members among the international Innocence Network.
Our work includes helping develop and advocate for lasting criminal justice reform through legislation as well as launching Ohio Innocence Project University, an active network of student groups at colleges across the state.
Your gift to the Ohio Innocence Project will help us continue fighting for wrongfully convicted Ohioans.
| 30 | Number of men and women released on the basis of innocence |
| 7 | Average number of years each case is worked on prior to release |
| 497 | Number of new inquiries reviewed in 2019 |
| $12,500 | Average amount spent on expert testimony per case |
| 12 | Average number of cases that will eventually result in some form of litigation each year |
| 22 | Number of OIP Student Fellows working on cases |
| 14 | Average number of students who work on one case (two students per case at any given time) |
A Very Special Thank You to OIP’s sponsors!
Friends of OIP
Barbara J. Howard Company, LPA
Bartlett Wealth Management
Blank Rome, LLP
Dave and Eileen Kamp
Katz Teller
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP / The Estabrook Trust
Procter & Gamble Legal
Rittgers & Rittgers
Event Sponsor
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Gerhardstein & Branch
Event Supporter
Beth I. Silverman & Associates LLC
BRG Realty Group
John D. Smith Co., L.P.A.
Lightborne Communications, Inc.
Mellott and Mellott P.P.L.
O'Connor, Acciani & Levy Co. LPA
Covers the cost for a public record request or transcript.
Covers the cost for three hours of private investigator time.
Covers the cost for two hours of expert witness review and analysis.
Covers the cost for prison visits or investigative trips for OIP student fellows.
Covers the cost to support programming for one OIP-u chapter for a year.
Covers the cost spent on clothing and basic supplies for an exoneree upon release from prison.
Covers the cost for One OIP Fellow summer salary.