Innocence is not a popularity contest.
When the evidence shows someone was wrongfully convicted, UNCUFF takes up the fight.
ScrollWhen there’s no clean DNA answer and no sympathetic headline,
and no one else will take the case,
that’s where we start.
UNCUFF the Innocent fights for the forgotten and the vilified: people we believe were convicted by public passion instead of proof — because every innocent person deserves a real chance at freedom.
Our conclusions are earned, not assumed. We do not support a case merely because someone claims innocence.
When records are withheld
We fund the litigation that exposes them.
When forensics are misused
We retain experts to challenge them.
When eyewitnesses are wrong
We expose the misidentification.
When the process fails
We document how and why, and we bring the case back into the light.
The people we fight for.
These featured cases span ongoing post-conviction work and a prosecution that ended with every charge dismissed. Michael Oxley is free, and UNCUFF helped make that outcome possible.
Nearly every dollar funds the fight.
We pay no salaries, make no political contributions, and make no grants to unrelated organizations. Donations buy investigators, expert review, and court filings. During our three most recently filed fiscal years, our reported administrative expenses totaled $2,166, primarily for preparation of our public tax filings.
★ IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) · EIN 82-3208410Based on our three most recent filed fiscal years, ending June 30 of 2023, 2024, and 2025: $53,204 spent on the work against $55,370 in total expenses. Our Forms 990-PF are public and posted at ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer.