Illinois Innocence Project | Wrongful Conviction Day
UIS students interning and volunteering with the Illinois Innocence Project have created a flag display to celebrate the 2018 Wrongful Conviction Day. The display recognizes the 2,266 innocent men and women who were convicted of crimes they did not commit and have been exonerated since 1989. “UIS blue” flags in the display represent 227 Illinois exonerees. The Illinois Innocence Project has contributed to 11 of those exonerations.
Jayde Schlesinger, master's student in Public Administration and volunteer with the Project, said, "I am excited to go in to the Project every single day. It’s such a long process from someone first writing the Project to possibly being exonerated, but every day is a step closer to the outcome that we all want." Learn more about the Illinois Innocence Project here.
Because we are all on this journey together.
