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The Project

"Film is a powerful tool to expose injustice, galvanize action and hold the powerful accountable." - Osagie N. Okoruwa

A Voice for Innocent Defendants

Our organization gives innocent defendants a voice, through film, public arts and civic engagement. Victims of wrongful imprisonment are forced into dangerous environments, helpless to watch as their families suffer through the injustice. 
 

We fight with innocent defendants against the grave penalties implemented against them for crimes they aren’t guilty of. The Innocent Convicts Film Project is a spotlight for stories of innocent defendants, like Tim Cole, a Texas Tech Student and Army Veteran, who needlessly lost his life when his medication was withheld during wrongful incarceration. 

Principal photography is complete on the first six episodes of the film project – stories of Tim Cole, Audrey Edmunds, Uriah Courtney, Mike Hansen, Lamont McKoy and The Monfils Six. 

Exonerees - The Released

In 2021, our client regained freedom after 46 years of wrongful incarceration. In the landmark decision to allow Stay of Execution of...

Judge Krupp, Suffolk Superior Court Judge, granted Stephen Pina’s Motion for Stay of Execution of Sentence. Mr. Pina has regained his...

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I made a special effort to attend Chris Wilson’s book signing for “The Master Plan” after my cousin from Her’tazhe and Osagie called me...

“The first event I attended sponsored by The Innocent Convicts was held in January 2020 at the State House in Boston. It was impactful...

“Thank you for the opportunity to host a powerful, eye-opening documentary highlighting the issue of wrongful conviction, racism and...

Testimonials

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Current Cases

Rickey “Fuquan” McGee

Rickey “Fuquan” McGee is a 45 year old black man that was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated since 1997, when he was just 19 years...

Terence Sasaki, M.D.

Terence Sasaki, M.D. (https://Dr.TSasaki.org), is a neurologist who received his medical degree from the University of Hawaii and did...

David Yarde

Mr. Yarde was sentenced to 15 to life imprisonment for a crime he didn’t commit. David has overwhelming evidence proving his innocence,...

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