Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Our Mission

The Kentucky Innocence Project, Inc.’s mission is to educate about, advocate for, and obtain and support the exoneration and release of wrongfully convicted people in Kentucky.

Meet KIP Exonerees

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Edwin Chandler

9 Years Lost, Additional 5 Years Served on Parole

Reasons for Wrongful Conviction:

Witness Misidentification, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Incentivized Witness, Government Misconduct

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Mike Von Allmen

13 Years Lost


Reasons for Wrongful Conviction:

Witness Misidentification, Government Misconduct


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The Kentucky Innocence Project is dedicated to freeing innocent people who have been wrongfully convicted in the state of Kentucky.

What We Do

Criminal Justice Reform

 Inconsistencies and inequalities have plagued the system for far too long, leading to disproportionate impacts on certain communities.

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"Donations help fund litigation and education efforts to combat wrongful convictions and support programs and essential services when our clients are finally released from their wrongful imprisonment. Help us fight and break the chains of injustice in Kentucky by donating now.”

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Suzanne Hopf

Directing Attorney,

Kentucky Innocence Project

Help free the innocent.

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