Korey Wise and Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five with Yusef’s mother Sharonne Salaam (center) and New York State Sen. Zellnor Myrie (right) unveiling criminal justice reform legislative proposals at New York City Hall in October 2019. (Larry Busacca/AP for the Innocence Project)
The innocence community took action worldwide to support former clients, share the stories of exonerated people, stop an execution and more.

Lauren Kaeseberg, a former Innocence Project staffer and current Legal Director of the Illinois Innocence Project marching with her family, and Chelsea Desruisseaux, Innocence Project Senior Intake Analyst, at 2018 Innocence Network Conference in Memphis, TN. (Lacy Atkin for the Innocence Project)