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The mission of Midwest Innocence Project is to advocate for those who are wrongfully convicted and incarcerated in our region.  Those who overcome wrongful conviction will be our focus at next year's Faces of Innocence.  We hope you can join us!

Man Convicted in St. Louis Slaying Hopes DNA Testing Will Prove His Innocence

Rodney Lincoln has spent half his life in prison and knows he will spend the rest there, too, unless a sealed Federal Express container en route to Lorton, Va., can unlock his cell.

It is our vision that no one in our region EVER goes to prison again for a crime they did not commit.

The Midwest Innocence Project (MIP) is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to the investigation, litigation and exoneration of wrongfully convicted men and women in our six-state region.

News From the Innocence World

New DNA Tests in Brutal 1982 Slaying in St. Louis Set the Stage for a Decisive Hearing
 ST. LOUIS • There is no physical evidence tying Rodney Lincoln to a gruesome attack three decades ago that left a mother dead and her two young daughters critically injured, new DNA tests show. 
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Judge Overturns Conviction in 1982 St. Louis Rape-Murder
ST. LOUIS • Almost 30 years after George Allen was sentenced to 95 years in prison for the rape-murder of a woman in her St. Louis home, a judge has reversed the convictions, saying police withheld critical evidence favoring his innocence.
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Nicole Harris, Chicago Mom, Leaves Prison Nearly 8 Years After Son's Death
The Chicago mother walked out of prison a free woman.
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The mission of the Midwest Innocence Project is to advocate for and obtain the exoneration and release of wrongfully convicted people, primarily in Missouri and Kansas.

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