![]() Since our founding in 1983, the innocence movement has grown as has the number of organizations fighting for justice across the country. How is Centurion different from other innocence groups?Ĭenturion was the first organization in the world established to free the wrongfully incarcerated. To date, Centurion has freed 63 men and women who were serving life or death sentences for crimes they did not commit. He made the choice to dedicate his life to freeing the innocent, and founded the first innocence organization in the world. McCloskey received requests for help from others who claimed they were wrongfully convicted. De Los Santos was exonerated and freed from prison in 1983.Īfter Mr. After several years of investigation and legal proceedings, Jim, in partnership with attorney Paul Casteleiro got Mr. De Los Santos’ case, Jim spent his personal time and savings to investigate the case. De Los Santos claimed to be innocent of the crime, and after reviewing the case record, Jim came to believe him and decided to help him.Īfter reading the entire record of Mr. There, he met Jorge De Los Santos, who was convicted of murder and serving a life sentence. McCloskey chose to serve for a year as a student chaplain at the Trenton State Prison. While attending Princeton Theological Seminary, Mr. In 1980, Jim McCloskey, Centurion’s founder, felt the call to leave the corporate world and enter the ministry. Jim McCloskey established Centurion as a 501(c)3 organization in 1983 after the exoneration of Jorge De Los Santos. ![]() Centurion was the first innocence organization in the world.
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