WMU-Cooley Innocence Project 20th Anniversary Gala

Event Details

• Location: Country Club of Lansing, 2200 Moores River Drive, Lansing, MI 48911
• Cocktail hour: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
• Dinner & Keynote Speaker: 6:30 p.m.
• Special Recognitions: 8:00 p.m.

As part of the nationwide Innocence Network, the WMU-Cooley Innocence Project’s (CIP) mission is to provide legal assistance to, and secure the release of, persons who are wrongfully imprisoned for crimes they did not commit and to provide its students with a one-of-a-kind learning experience as the only such DNA project in the state.

To date, the CIP has screened over 6,000 cases and is responsible for 8 exonerations. Since 2018, the WMU-Cooley Innocence Project has been working in partnership with Michigan Attorney General’s Conviction Integrity Unit and the Wayne County Conviction Integrity Unit.

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Antony Ray Hinton

Mr. Hinton was one of the longest serving death row prisoners in Alabama history and among the longest serving condemned prisoners to be freed after presenting evidence of innocence.

Mr. Hinton is a nationally known champion for criminal justice reform and a compelling speaker and author. His book, The Sun Does Shine: How I found life and freedom on death row (2018), is a New York Times bestseller, received the 2019 Christopher Award, and was included on Oprah’s Book Club Summer 2018.

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