The Innocence Project

So, I don't know if our website really addresses the fact that we are working with the Northern California Innocence Project. I've been working with them for so long that I just assume everyone knows about the Innocence Project... do you? If not, here's a little explainer. The Innocence Project started in New York and has satellite groups all over the country. Our local one is in Santa Clara, it's affiliated with Santa Clara University's law school. They represent people who are the victims of wrongful conviction. Most of them get cleared by DNA evidence. It's this relatively new technology that's brought the concept of wrongful convictions to the forefront of our society. DNA cases are clear; either the perpetrator's DNA matches the DNA evidence from the case, that means he's guilty, or it doesn't, and he's innocent. Now take it even a step farther... if DNA cases show that there are indeed wrongful convictions then we have to assume that even for cases where there is no DNA available, there are people who are mistakenly behind bars. Cookie Ridolfi is the director of the Northern California Innocence Project. She says they believe one percent of people who are in prison are actually innocent. That's a lot of people. And those people are represented in our film. We're really proud to be able to tell their stories. Each one of them is cooler than the next. Even though we've been working on this project for two years, I still can't believe this happened. I can't believe these people spent DECADES behind bars for nothing. It's unbelievable! Please join us in our outrage and support them and the film! Thanks, as always, for listening!!!