Georgia Innocence Project
| Formation | July 27, 2002 |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(3) organization |
| Purpose | Preventing and correcting wrongful convictions |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
Chairman | Alan Essig |
Executive Director | Kristin Verrill |
| Affiliations | Innocence Network |
| Website | georgiainnocenceproject.org |
The Georgia Innocence Project is a non-profit legal organization based in Atlanta, Georgia that works to correct and prevent wrongful convictions in the Deep South. The organization provides representation to Georgia prisoners whose innocence can be proven through modern DNA testing or other newly available evidence. It is a part of the Innocence Network and is the only organization in Georgia focused on investigating and litigating post-conviction claims of innocence.
As of January 2025, the organization has helped free or exonerate 15 people, with nine of these occurring since 2020. The organization has also played a central role in securing legislation to prevent and correct wrongful convictions, including Georgia's post-conviction DNA testing statute and resolutions compensating exonerees.