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Innocence & Justice Louisiana is the only nonprofit law firm in Louisiana focused on post-conviction relief representation and long-term support after release. We also drive systemic reform—challenging the laws and practices that have made Louisiana the most incarcerated place on Earth. 

We represent people who have been wrongfully convicted and sent to prison, often for the rest of their lives. These innocent people are not provided legal teams by the state of Louisiana. Our attorneys and investigators fight to free the innocent by uncovering new evidence, exposing misconduct, and exonerating them.

Louisiana’s criminal legal system incarcerates more people per capita—and sentences more to life without parole—than any other place in the world. Harsh three-strikes laws, accomplice liability rules, and mandatory minimums impose extreme prison sentences without accounting for a person’s actual role in the crime or their capacity for growth and rehabilitation. At Innocence & Justice Louisiana, we fight to free the unjustly punished by challenging excessive sentences, litigating our clients’ rights to new sentences, representing them before the parole board, and uncovering new evidence that sheds light on their right to be free.

Since 2001, we have freed 77 people who were innocent or unjustly punished.

Donate today to help us in the fight for a more just system!