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Wrongful Conviction Help in Ohio

Find legal aid organizations, innocence projects, and advocacy groups dedicated to helping those impacted by wrongful convictions in Ohio.

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Updated July 2026
Organizations in Ohio
CSU|LAW Terry Gilbert Wrongful Conviction Clinic

CSU|LAW Terry Gilbert Wrongful Conviction Clinic

www.law.csuohio.edu/academics/clinics/wrongfulconviction

Operating out of Cleveland State University College of Law, the Terry Gilbert Wrongful Conviction Clinic provides free legal aid to Ohio inmates raising valid claims of actual innocence or manifest injustice. Under expert faculty supervision, law students investigate trial errors, discover new evidence, and litigate post-conviction petitions to free wrongfully imprisoned individuals across underserved Ohio communities.

Ohio Innocence Project (OIP)

Ohio Innocence Project (OIP)

www.law.uc.edu/academics-career/get-experience/centers/ohio-innocence-project.html

As Ohio's premier exoneree advocacy organization based at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, the Ohio Innocence Project (OIP) is dedicated to freeing every innocent person wrongfully incarcerated in the state. By leveraging advanced DNA testing and investigative litigation, OIP's team of attorneys and law fellows has successfully overturned dozens of wrongful convictions while pushing for comprehensive criminal justice reform in Ohio.

ACLU of Ohio

ACLU of Ohio

www.acluohio.org

Fighting for civil liberties and justice reform, including addressing wrongful convictions in Ohio.

Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center

Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center

www.ohiocrimelaw.com

Provides legal services and advocacy for victims of crime and those wrongly convicted of crimes in Ohio.

Innocence Project

Innocence Project

www.innocenceproject.org

A national organization that has worked on Ohio wrongful conviction cases and provided legal assistance for exonerations.

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