Charles with our staff and interns after his release For more than two decades, we have worked to find and free innocent people incarcerated across our state. But sometimes, the call to pursue justice comes in a different form. The Conviction Review Unit of the State Attorney’s Office for Florida’s 17th Judicial Circuit reached out to IPF for assistance in the case of Charles K. Moore, who had spent almost 30 years incarcerated under a life-without-parole sentence. While Char

Honoring Anthony Scott as he enters retirement, celebrating Jaime Kershaw’s new leadership, and welcoming Michaela Rollins to IPF At the Innocence Project of Florida, freedom has never ended at the prison gate. Walking free after years or decades of wrongful incarceration is an extraordinary moment, but it is also the beginning of a new journey. As Anthony Scott, LCSW, prepares to retire after nearly two decades with IPF, we celebrate the extraordinary legacy of care he leave

It is with profound sadness that we share that our client, Thomas Gilbert, passed away on August 30, 2026, while still incarcerated. Thomas spent more than half a century in prison for a crime IPF has long maintained he did not commit. He was just 20 years old when he was arrested in 1973 and was later sentenced to two consecutive life sentences. Three years after his conviction, Allen Hicks confessed to committing the crime with William Watson and exculpated Thomas. A subseq

In 2016, Della Campbell began her journey with the Innocence Project of Florida as an intern. Today, she serves as our Intake and Internship Manager, helping identify potential innocence cases while building an internship program that introduces the next generation of advocates to the realities of the criminal legal system. When Della first interned with IPF, the program looked very different. She remembers working alone at a card table facing a wall, surrounded by bins overf

By: Seth Miller I am back home after walking 260 miles in 17 days on the Camino de Santiago in Spain as part of IPF's Freedom 2 Walk campaign. Being home means being right back into things: early morning camp drop-offs and afternoon basketball practices for the child; household chores and Costco runs; days full of meetings at work; catching up on all that I missed. And this is the dichotomy between the busy, chaotic nature of home life and the simplicity of life on the Camino

By Seth Miller Today is my fourth day back on the Camino, and I am getting into the rhythm of hydrating, eating, walking, and sleeping. I have made walking and hiking a regular part of my life, and it has helped me live a healthier lifestyle and feel better about myself overall. It is easy to build these habits in the Camino, particularly when you and everyone else around you are living a simplified lifestyle centered around long-distance trekking. I am really lucky that I h

By: Seth Miller The Innocence Project of Florida has been finding and freeing wrongfully convicted clients and helping them rebuild their lives in freedom for more than 23 years. I’ve had the honor and privilege of being part of this organization since its inception and of leading it as our Executive Director for almost two decades. The professional journey has taken many twists and turns. When I started as our first staff attorney, we had few resources, had office space in a

During Second Chance Month, we gathered in community for a powerful and necessary conversation about what life after incarceration truly looks like. Centering the voices of directly impacted leaders, this webinar created space not just for storytelling, but for truth, reflection, and a deeper understanding of what it takes to rebuild. Tanaine Jenkins, Stephanie Spurgeon, Marquis McKenzie, Steven Mangual, and Julius Irving Freedom Is Only the Beginning For many, the idea of ju

March is Social Work Month, a time to recognize the compassion, expertise, and advocacy that social workers bring to communities across the country. At the Innocence Project of Florida (IPF), social work is not just an added service. It is a core part of how we support people who have endured the unimaginable: years, sometimes decades, of wrongful incarceration. Freedom is powerful, but freedom alone is not enough. People who are wrongfully convicted experience a unique and p

This April, we'll be hitting the road! In recognition of Second Chance Month , we are launching a statewide effort designed to bring communities together around justice, healing, and the importance of second chances. Through conversations, community gatherings, and opportunities for collective action, this initiative aims to deepen public understanding of the realities of incarceration while helping build pathways toward restoration and opportunity. Second Chance Month is a