Save the date for this year’s Benefit for Innocence: Wednesday, September 25!

Join the Duluth Libraries for one of three presentations on wrongful convictions.

GNIP's freed client Tom Rhodes is excited to share his artwork with the community at his upcoming showcase on May 30!

Join Thomas D Galleries at Shortwave Coffee for an evening filled with creativity and inspiration. The event will also include a Q&A with Tom hosted by GNIP managing attorney, Jim Mayer.

Tickets are free, but spots are limited. Register for the event here: https://bit.ly/ThomasDshowcase

The Great North Innocence Project team will share more about our mission and some of our most recent cases with the residents at 7500 York Senior Coop.

Join columnist Myron Medcalf, moderator JaNaé Bates, and community leaders and individuals who have been justice-impacted in a discussion of Anthony Ray Hinton’s “The Sun Does Shine.”

For the 6th season, Hennepin County Library and community members will be reading The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton, a memoir about the wrongful conviction and 28-year incarceration of Mr. Hinton. The library is pleased to host Mr. Hinton in conversation with Myron Medcalf on Thursday, April 25, 6:30 p.m. at Minneapolis Central Library.

GNIP will present for the Bloomington Noon Rotary Club.

Managing attorney Jim Mayer will present to the Dakota County Law Library about the causes, consequences, and remedies of wrongful convictions. Register.

A free CLE discussing State V Johnston (Minn 2021). Moderated by managing attorney Andrew Markquart.

The Great North Innocence Project will present to the Ham & Eggs Breakfast Club in February.

2023 Benefit for Innocence

This August, Legal Fellow Anna McGinn and Director of Communications & Outreach Hayley Drozdowski-Poxleitner will share an inside look at innocence work with residents at The Wellington.

Hosted by the Minnesota State Law Library:  Wrongful Convictions: Causes and Remedies CLE

At this year's annual BOND Luncheon, managing attorney Jim Mayer and director of communications & community outreach Hayley Drozdowski-Poxleitner will share stories from the Great North Innocence Project with attendees. Learn more.

Join co-authors of the recent Bench and Bar of Minnesota cover article, "Getting serious about prosecutorial misconduct," for a panel discussion on the state of prosecutorial misconduct in the legal field and what can and should be done to address it. 1.5 CLE ethics credits have been applied for. RSVP here.

This Spring, director of communications & community outreach Hayley Drozdowski-Poxleitner and legal fellow Anna McGinn will join the Edina Girl Scouts to teach them about innocence investigations. At the end of the session, the troop will have earned their Special Agent Badge!

On March 30, managing attorney Jim Mayer and communications & community outreach director Hayley Drozdowski-Poxleitner will share a presentation that explores the causes and consequences of wrongful convictions and how the Great North Innocence Project is remedying these errors and preventing future injustices. Open to U.S. Bank employees only.

Jim Mayer will join Professor Kate Kruse, along with students from the Mitchell Hamline Wrongful Conviction Clinic, for a panel discussion about innocence work. Open to Mitchell Hamline students only.

The Mindekirken Senior Education Group meets monthly to learn about social justice issues and Norwegian culture.

This presentation about junk science and wrongful convictions will feature managing attorney Jim Mayer and director of communications & outreach Hayley Drozdowski-Poxleitner.

USD Law students will get the opportunity to learn about the various experiential opportunities available to them, including internships and clinics with the Great North Innocence Project.

Join GN-IP, the UMN Law Criminal Justice League, the Minnesota State Bar Association Criminal Section, and the Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys for a conversation with attorney, advocate, author, producer, and podcast host, Rabia Chaudry.

On Monday, November 14, the Cultural Wellness Coalition and Knudson School of Law at the University of South Dakota is hosting a screening of The Phantom about the wrongful conviction of Carlos DeLuna.

Mark your calendars for this year’s Benefit for Innocence: The Science of Justice! Join us at Quincy Hall in Minneapolis or virtually for an evening of networking, amusements, and inspiration.

Hear from GN-IP staff attorney Jim Mayer GN-IP freed client Javon Davis about the causes and consequences of wrongful convictions, the critical, collective action it takes to prove someone's innocence post-conviction, and Javon’s own experience in proving his innocence.

The Wrongfully Convicted & Over-Sentenced Family Council is convening organizations across the Twin Cities metro who work with and for people impacted by the criminal-legal system to share their work and investigate new ways of collaborating and working collectively to achieve common goals.

Celebrate Juneteenth in Minneapolis!

Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth is one of two freedom celebrations held throughout the United States; the other is the Fourth of July. This year, Minneapolis Parks & Recreation is commemorating Juneteenth Freedom Day with an event on June 18 at Bethune Park in North Minneapolis.

A family-friendly event, the festival will include local vendors, music, stage performances, children’s activities, and great food. A parade will kickoff the event and end its route at Bethune Park at noon.