Join Us
We rely on the support of volunteers, donors, sponsors, partners, and our community to make this important work possible. Some of the ways that you can get involved are posted regularly below. We hope that YOU will be a part of the innocence movement!
You can browse a few of our most recent e-newsletters at this link. View all of our upcoming events here.
Internship and Volunteer Opportunities
If you are an attorney interested in volunteering with us, please contact us at info@PAinnocence.org. Volunteers interested in other roles with our organization are welcome to contact us; however, we are a small staff with limited capacity to manage new volunteers.
Undergraduate and law student volunteers help us with screening cases in the early stages of review, and gain valuable training on post-conviction work. We also host formal externship programs with most Pennsylvania law schools: Temple University, Drexel University, Villanova University, Duquesne University, and the University of Pittsburgh.
Check back in early December for 2027 internship opportunities.
Special Broadcast Coming Soon!
Hosted by WVIA in the Scranton area, The Impact of Wrongful Convictions on October 8 explored the root causes of wrongful convictions and highlighted Project stories in a special panel discussion. Check back soon for dates when Conversations for the Common Good, moderated by WVIA’s Tracey Matisak, will be broadcast on a local public television station near you!
Wrongful Conviction Day 2026
Each year in October, with partners across the Innocence Network, we mark Wrongful Conviction Day - a day to raise awareness of the causes and remedies of wrongful convictions and to recognize the tremendous personal, social, and emotional costs to innocent people and their families.
Follow along with us on social media, learn something new, and share stories with your networks to help spread awareness this #WrongfulConvictionDay.
Support Project Clients
We’re upgrading our systems! Check out our new donation form, where you can see the types of impact your donated dollar can have on people who are wrongfully convicted. More information on ways to give is available on our donate page.
Volunteers, sponsors, and advocates: Have you joined us on LinkedIn?
Subscribe to our special LinkedIn newsletter, Support Project Clients, and never miss an update on a client coming home, ways to get involved, and actions you can take to advocate for incarcerated, freed, and exonerated Project clients.
November 10: Celebrate 10 Years in Pittsburgh
Please join us on Tuesday, November 10, to celebrate 10 years in our Pittsburgh office! Generously hosted by Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, this special anniversary event will feature guests Mel Blount and Charlie Batch - important advocates for causes like ours, and Pittsburgh Steelers legends with multiple Super Bowl wins across their decades with the team.
Register today at this link.
Life After Justice: Survey Day
Life After Justice is partnering with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project and the Quattrone Center for in-person survey days on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24.
Life After Justice is conducting a national, IRB-certified survey led by wrongfully convicted individuals. The survey gathers the experiences of people impacted by wrongful conviction, both those who were directly incarcerated and their loved ones, so that the community's needs are documented in their own words. The survey takes approximately 1 hour to complete, and each participant will be paid $50 in cash during the survey day.
Who can participate: individuals who were wrongfully convicted and have since been exonerated or freed and fighting, along with their loved ones and family members. There is one survey for wrongfully convicted individuals and a separate survey for their loved ones.
Have questions regarding this opportunity or interested in taking the survey from home, contact ally@lifeafterjustice.org
Every spring, the Innocence Network hosts an important annual gathering of freed and exonerated people, the professionals working to provide legal and reentry services, and advocates for the prevention of wrongful convictions. Every October we mark Wrongful Conviction Day - a day to raise awareness of the causes and remedies of wrongful convictions and to recognize the tremendous personal, social, and emotional costs of wrongful convictions for innocent people and their families. The coalition effort offers a wealth of resources each year for those looking to learn more about this issue area and to get involved with innocence organizations.
The Innocence Movement
The Pennsylvania Innocence Project is a part of the Innocence Network - a coalition of organizations dedicated to freeing the innocent and preventing wrongful convictions worldwide. The Network was established in 2005 and is now more than 70 members strong. Member organizations have achieved more than 700 exonerations.