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International Wrongful Conviction Day falls on 2 October, a day to recognise the people still fighting to prove their innocence, and the devastating personal cost of getting it wrong.
Innocence Project London, which is based in the School of Law & Criminology at the University of Greenwich, investigates claims of innocence from people who have exhausted the criminal appeals process. Our student caseworkers dig back through evidence, build new legal arguments, and prepare applications to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), the only body that can send a wrongful conviction back to the Court of Appeal.
The students' hard work has given me hope that there is a chance of a favourable decision — IPL client, serving a life sentence
This work is slow, painstaking, and expensive — prison visits, expert witnesses, CCTV and medical evidence review. And unlike many legal charities, we receive no government funding. We rely entirely on donations from people like you.
Why this matters – in our students' words
I was able to meet my client personally in prison and go into depth about the irregularities of their conviction. This role has been one of the fundamental reasons why I have stayed working in the law - James Kelly, LLB Hons Law 2023
The experience challenged me to navigate the tension between personal morality and the objectivity required by the law... My experience with IPL ultimately reinforced my commitment to pursuing law school and a career in which I can continue advocating for others - Tylie Kraus, IPL Intern
Painstaking research and advocacy can give people who feel forgotten by the legal system a voice - Maggie McGinnis, IPL Intern
Why this matters for students
Your support doesn't only help clients. It gives our students practical: real, hands-on experience of how the legal system works, and where it can fail.
IPL students work on live cases – meeting clients in prison, reviewing original evidence, and helping build the legal arguments that could form a CCRC application. They learn to manage real casework, work with experts, and hold themselves to the standards of the profession.
This experience shapes the kind of lawyers and employees of the criminal justice system that our students go on to become: careful, curious and committed to justice.
What your donation supports
•£25 keeps us in contact with clients and applicants
•£100 funds one prison visit to interview a client
•£300 funds three prison visits, one for each client we take on
•£1,000 six hours a week of casework manager support, keeping every case moving
•£1,500 instructs an expert to enhance CCTV evidence
•£2,000 instructs a medical expert to review the evidence that could overturn a conviction
This giving weekend, our target is £3000
This Wrongful Conviction Weekend, help us turn painstaking research into second chances. Every donation moves a case forward.
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•For more information, visit Innocence Project London's webpage