From the 2011 Annual Review, The Ohio Innocence Project illustrates...
The Ohio Innocence Project of the Rosenthal Institute for Justice University of Cincinnati | 2011 Annual Review
OIP is extremely selective
5.886 inmates have reached out to OIP since its founding in 2003. OIP has taken the position that an inmate can be proven innocent in only 24 of these cases. Thus, OIP has asserted innocence in only .004% of the cases where inmates have sought OIP's help.
The Ohio Innocence Project of the Rosenthal Institute for Justice University of Cincinnati | 2011 Annual Review
DNA testing proved innocence in eight of the 15 cases.
OIP assisted in identifying the true perp in six of the 15 cases.
Only three of the 15 freed inmates were compensated by the state of Ohio.
The Ohio Innocence Project of the Rosenthal Institute for Justice University of Cincinnati | 2011 Annual Review
OIP numbers:
1,902
# of hours OIP has spent on the phone with inmates since 2003
15,680
# of calls by inmates to OIP since 2003
40,425
# of letters written on behalf of inmates since 2003