Georgia Innocence Project (GIP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals who have been convicted of crimes they did not commit. The Project works to secure post-conviction DNA testing for people incarcerated in Georgia where DNA analysis could prove guilt or innocence and adequate DNA testing was not available at trial. GIP attorneys and staff conduct investigations into criminal convictions for no cost. If there is a compelling claim of actual innocence, and DNA or other new evidence exists to prove that innocence, GIP litigates cases to secure release. GIP helps prevent future wrongful convictions by raising awareness through education and by advocating for policy and legislative reform. GIP also works with exonerees to connect them with resources to reintegrate into society and to create a supportive community. 

GIP has strict acceptance criteria, all of which must be met before they can accept a case your case must be post-conviction, the crime of conviction must have occurred in Georgia; your direct appeal must be completed; no other attorney can be working on your criminal case right now; you must have at least five years left on your sentence to serve in prison, or you must be on the Georgia Sex  Offender Registry; you must have a claim of actual innocence that can be proven through modern DNA testing or other newly available evidence; and they cannot accept your case if you agree that you played any role in the crime, even a minor role, or if any of the following apply: you feel you should be Not Guilty because of self-defense, accident, or mental defense; you were convicted of a sex crime for a sexual encounter that was consensual; you feel you should have been convicted of a different crime or should have received a shorter sentence.