The Wrongful Conviction Legal Aid Project was jointly founded by Shangquan Law Office and China University of Political Science and Law in 2015. Inspired by The Innocence Project in the US, the Legal Aid Project engages prestigious scholars, practitioners, the media, experienced criminal defense lawyers, and volunteer students in providing free legal assistance to actual innocent applicants who are wrongfully convicted of serious violent crimes. Over the past five years, the project has received more than 400 applications and taken on 15 cases. To date, 15 defendants in six cases have been exonerated.

The video below explains the goal of the project and highlights of its work.