Innocence Club at LSU

The purpose of this organization is primarily to educate and raise awareness in thecommunity about wrongful convictions and actual innocence.

About Us

Focused on addressing wrongful convictions, ICLSU confronts the reality that innocent people, disproportionately from Black and Latinx communities, are unjustly imprisoned due to systemic failures in the legal system. In Louisiana, the majority of DNA-based exonerations stem from mistaken eyewitness identifications, with some individuals even sentenced to death, underscoring the grave consequences of these errors. The Innocence Club at LSU responds through education, advocacy, and outreach to expose the causes of wrongful convictions and push for meaningful reform. Through fundraising, we also support organizations within The Innocence Network, helping provide legal, investigative, and reentry resources for exonerees and their families.

Educate

The purpose of this organization is primarily to educate and raise awareness in thecommunity about wrongful convictions and actual innocence.

Advocate

The organization shall advocate for those who were failed by the criminal justice system through conduction of outreach, in order to influence legislation and public policy.

Fundraise

ICLSU fundraises to support the work of local organizations that are connected with The Innocence Network, in an effort to helpinnocent individuals and their families.