What is the Connecticut Innocence Project

The Connecticut Innocence Project of the Division of Public Defender Services for the State of Connecticut seeks to assist indigent individuals who are convicted of crimes for which they are innocent. In order for us to assist you, the following must apply to you:

1.	You must be indigent; in other words, you must be unable to afford to hire your own attorney.
2.	You must be factually innocent of the crime for which you have already been convicted. “Factually innocent” means that you are not the person who committed the crime.
3.	You must not have pled guilty to the crime.
4.	You must be serving a Connecticut sentence.
5.	Your sentence must include at least a ten year period of incarceration.
6.	You must be no less than five years from your estimated release date.
7.	There must be some new evidence in your case which would establish your innocence. New evidence is evidence which was not known at the time of your sentencing. Such evidence may be the result of further investigation, or new or additional forensic testing.

If your case fits the above criteria, please completely answer the Connecticut Innocence Project request for assistance form and send it to:
Connecticut Innocence Project c/o McCarter & English 185 Asylum Street City Place 1, 36th Floor Hartford, Connecticut 06103
Please keep in mind that this process can take a very long time, therefore, you should continue to pursue any other legal action which you may have already started. Thank you. The Connecticut Innocence Project