THE NEW ENGLAND INNOCENCE PROJECT PROVIDES PRO BONO LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WRONGFULLY CONVICTED IN CONNECTICUT, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, RHODE ISLAND AND VERMONT. IN ADDITION TO FREEING THE INNOCENT, NEIP RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE PREVALENCE, CAUSES, AND COSTS OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS, AND ADVOCATES FOR REFORMS THAT WILL REDUCE THEIR INCIDENCE. NEIP ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WRONGFULLY CONVICTED OR SUFFERED LONG-TERM INCARCERATION THROUGH THE "EXONEREE NETWORK". THE ORGANIZATION IS PRIMARILY FUNDED THROUGH GIFTS, GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF CONTRIBUTED SERVICES. IN 2022, DESPITE THE ONGOING GLOBAL PANDEMIC, NEIP CONTINUED ITS WORK TO FREE AND EXONERATE PEOPLE WHO WERE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED AND EXPANDED THE SERVICES OF THE EXONEREE NETWORK TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE BEING RELEASED AFTER LONG-TERM INCARCERATION.
