Innocence Carleton
Welcome to Innocence Carleton's official website!
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Get Involved
Join us
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Attend Panel Events with exonerates
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Write & Share petition
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Participate in Philanthropic Events
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Help Educate the Carleton community and general public
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Participate in engaging Social Justice events
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Attend the Innocence Network Conferences
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Walk for the Innocent
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Help spread awareness
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Raise funds for Innocence Canada & the Innocence Project
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Learn about careers in Social Justice
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Long-distanced Trips
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Prison Tours
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Much more...
"the mission of The Innocence Project...is to exonerate people who have been wrongfully convicted, and also work from a policy angle with Congress and state legislatures to prevent future wrongful convictions."
Help bring justice to those who have been wrongfully convicted.
As of January 2020, the Innocence Project has documented over 365 DNA exonerations in the United States. Twenty-one of these exonerees had previously been sentenced to death.
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The vast majority (97%) of these people were wrongfully convicted of committing sexual assault and/or murder. Although these individuals were innocent of these crimes, approximately 25% had confessed and 11% had pleaded guilty.
These exonerees spent an average of 14 years in prison–10% of whom spent 25 years or more in prison for crimes they didn’t commit.
Let's Make A Change
Here are some ways you can get involved: