MIP received a gift in memory of a dear friend and supporter and we wanted to say thank you, our hearts go out to you all.

"On December 23, 2020, we lost our beloved friend and law school classmate, Lisa Demaree, to cancer. The loss of Lisa has left us heartbroken. We wanted to honor her and her amazing spirit with a gift to the Midwest Innocence Project (MIP). As a student at UMKC law, Lisa was deeply committee to the mission of MIP and was a tireless advocate for those wrongfully convicted. In the words of her husband, Luke Demaree, Lisa had “one mission in life, to fix the whole world.” After graduating from UMKC law in 2005, she worked for MIP to free those falsely imprisoned. It is our hope that this gift in Lisa’s honor will further the work of those seeking justice and the release for those wrongfully convicted in the Midwest." ... See MoreSee Less

3 days ago

Our friends at Decarcerate are working to end solitary confinement in Arkansas. Arkansas continues to have the highest solitary confinement rate in the US and the numbers are disproportionate for Black people and Hispanic women. Read more about the use of solitary confinement in AR and what is being done to stop it.
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1 week ago

MIP's NextGen board is hosting a virtual Happy Hour, Jan. 27th, 6-7pm and we would like to take this opportunity to invite other young professionals to learn more about the ways they can get involved. If you or someone you know is interested in joining the NextGen board please fill out this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfq4VsT0B6KZjRr61_ocoz1QdeQ200BEC6FaKoZ329th12vmQ/viewform?usp=p... ... See MoreSee Less

1 week ago

Exoneree and former client, John Brown passed away last week. Please consider donating to John’s Memorial Fund as his family makes arrangements. We are holding John and his family in our hearts, as he always held us in his.
Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/john-brown-memorial-fund-mip
Read more about John Brown here: www.themip-act.org/john-brown ... See MoreSee Less

3 weeks ago