In April, the Midwest Innocence Project celebrated its 25-year anniversary. The legal aid nonprofit has helped free or exonerate 18 people in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
But the future of the organization that fought to free Kevin Strickland and Ricky Kidd is now in question after a loss in grant funding and other financial strains.
The Midwest Innocence Project reduced executive pay and downsized its staff by 25% in February. This month, the organization began a $500,000 fundraising campaign…