The mission statement is simple. Free innocent people from prison. Making that happen can take years of investigation and lots of legal maneuvering.
But, the Illinois Innocence Project at the University of Illinois Springfield has freed several who were wrongfully convicted. So, how do they do it?
WICS-TV 20's Andrew Hansen has more in an May 7, 2012 special report: "Guilty, until proven innocent."
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