5k for The New England Innocence Project on Mother's Day

5k to raise funds for New England Innocence Project. The route winds around the beautiful Merrimac River and UMass Lowell campus, has little to no elevation, and paved sidewalks. The 5k is great for all levels of athleticism and family. There are two icon buttons: one to register for the race and one to donate directly the New England Innocence Project. Thank you for your participation and donation! We look forward to racing for innocence with you!

The start line is at UMass Lowell Recreation Center at 322 Aiken Ave, Lowell, MA 01854, in the yard of the Pawtucket street side of the building. Please see map Below. X marks the start line.

The New England Innocence Project (NEIP) is an independent social justice non-profit that works to correct and prevent wrongful convictions and fights injustice within the criminal legal system for innocent people imprisoned for a crime they did not commit in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Our team provides free forensic testing, investigation, experts, and an experienced legal team to exonerate the innocent and bring them home to their loved ones. We provide exoneree support as they work to rebuild their lives in freedom through the peer-led Exoneree Network. We also use our expertise about wrongful convictions to provide education and advocate for legislative and judicial reforms to prevent future tragedies.

According to the National Registry of Exonerations, over 120 innocent individuals from New England have been exonerated since 1989. 

 NEIP is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit and receives no funding from the “Innocence Project,” a separate organization based in NYC, or from any other innocence organization.