Save the Date: October 7, 2010
The Benefit for Innocence
Featuring Author and CNN Analyst
JEFFREY TOOBIN
To have a case considered, inmates must contact the Innocence Project of Minnesota in writing. Because of the volume of requests, IPMN is unable to respond to requests received by e-mail or telephone.
Letters requesting assistance must provide information on:
- Why you claim innocence
- The place of conviction
- Length of sentence remaining to be served
Address letters to:
Innocence Project of Minnesota
1536 Hewitt Avenue, MS-D2204
St. Paul, MN 55104
Please keep in mind: you must be actually innocent and we must have a realistic chance of proving your innocence.
Actual innocence does NOT mean:
- I did it but in self defense
- I did it but the sex was consensual
- I was there but played a lesser role in the crime
- I did it but the state didn’t prove I did it
- I did it but the state brought the wrong charges
- I did it but my rights were violated
Actual innocence almost always means that you weren’t present at the time the crime was committed and always means you played no role in its commission.
Actual innocence means you didn’t do it. There must be a realistic possibility that new evidence can prove your innocence. For example, DNA testing may exonerate you. Similarly, investigation may prove that someone else committed the crime.
If the request passes preliminary screening, a detailed questionnaire will be sent.
When we receive your completed questionnaire, IPMN will send you a letter letting you know that the application has been received. We thoroughly review each inmate application and examine the relevant records.
Note: it may take many months before we are able to make a decision. We will notify you in writing of the decision to accept or reject the case.
