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Texas Innocence Project seeks funds after Madoff debacle

My employers at the Innocence Project of Texas (IPOT), a group dedicated to freeing innocent people from prison, took a major hit recently after the closure of the New-York based JEHT Foundation, which was a victim of the infamous Bernard Madoff ponzi scheme scandal. This unforeseen financial blow caused the Austin Statesman's editorial page to wonder, "What's the penalty for stealing hope?" A JEHT Foundation grant made up more than half of IPOT's annual funding.Today IPOT Executive Director Natalie Roetzel sent out an email soliciting donations. Here's the text:The Innocence Project of Texas Needs Your HelpDONATE TODAY!!! The Innocence Project of Texas dedicates its time and money to assist those who have become voiceless in the criminal justice system, to those who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes in the State of Texas...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on December 30, 2008 (boomark / email).