YOUTH FOR INNOCENCE (Canada)
YOUTH FOR INNOCENCE WELCOMES YOU
**Disclaimer: we are not lawyers and therefore not able to give legal advice.
Hope Is Where the Heart Is
Jofama Coleman, helped by Youth for Innocence members, now advises and interns for Youth for Innocence.
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ABOUT
Empowering Youth for Justice
Youth for Innocence started as a 501(c)3 nonprofit empowering youth to help overturn wrongful convictions through non-lawyer advocacy in the United-States. In 2025, we expanded to Canada to allow youth to engage in never seen before experiences. We intake, summarize, investigate, and advocate for innocence cases under the supervision of legal professionals, taking the first steps towards exoneration. Through our work, we transform complex cases with a question of innocence into simple, winnable cases with a clear path forward.
Volunteers work hands-on with real-life cases, preparing cases through creating timelines, tracking down witnesses, and so much more. Our organization is youth-led and youth-driven, giving students (as well as lifelong learners) the opportunity to gain experience in law and tangibly impact the lives of the innocent. Volunteers from around the world work hands-on to prepare cases.
Disclaimer: we are not lawyers and therefore not able to give legal advice.
WHAT WE DO
Giving Innocence Hope
ONLINE CASEWORK
Connecting Lawyers and the Wrongfully Convicted
Youth for Innocence gathers volunteers from around Canada to examine wrongful conviction cases and find new pathways to prove their innocence.
Summarizing/Supplementing
Youth for Innocence summarizes transcripts and other documents and creates supplementary documents such as timelines, maps, and subject-specific memos. Requiring no special degree or advanced knowledge, they are the perfect way for beginners to get involved.
IN-PERSON CHAPTERS
International Organization, Local Impact
Through fostering local chapters across the nation, we as students directly impact surrounding communities, working on local wrongful convictions and building in-person relationships. If you are interested in joining a chapter or starting your own, click here.
DONATE
A donation will help us pay for the many expenses, both small and large, in the advocacy world, including:
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Purchasing transcripts, appellate briefs, and other public documents from courts
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Transporting/scanning case files (which can contain thousands of pages)
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Stamps, envelopes, messaging platform fees, and other expenses that enable us to communicate with incarcerated communities
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Fees for expert opinions, private investigators, legal motions, and other services in the pursuit of justice
With your help, we can continue to recruit more volunteers to work on more wrongful conviction cases with more efficient tools, helping more innocent individuals reclaim their freedom.
You may donate here or below .
CONTACT US
+1 (844)-888-9342
Mailing address:
Youth for Innocence
PO Box 169
347 Roncesvalles Avenue
Toronto, ON M6R 2M8
Canada
