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$40,000 Goal
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The Champions of Justice Fundraiser engages the community to learn about and support the Midwest Innocence Project (MIP), a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to the investigation, litigation, and exoneration of the wrongfully convicted men and women in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Iowa, and Nebraska. Learn more about the MIP at www.themip.org.
Teams go head to head in this friendly fundraising competition to see who can provide the greatest support and impact for the MIP! Winning team receives a traveling trophy and will be recognized for their achievement in a newspaper announcement and billboard! Become a team captain, join an existing team, or help your favorite team win by donating now!
We will celebrate the conclusion of the fundraiser and all fundraiser teams on International Wrongful Conviction Day, October 2, 2018 at recordBar.
FREEDOM ISN'T FREE
Your donations expedite more exonerations
BY THE NUMBERS
COSTS
After a conviction, it takes roughly seven to ten years for an innocent person to be exonerated, and the process is very expensive, with case preparation costing $100,000 or more. A full exoneration can cost $325,000. Other costs include:
2017 EXONERATIONS BY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR
Many cases involved more than one contributing factor.
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