The Georgia Innocence Project runs on a shoestring, but these days that string is getting pretty frayed.

The organization, which has freed five innocent men from prison in the past few years, is having trouble raising money. The executive director is even thinking of working for free, just to keep the doors open.

Even some former prosecutors say the group performs a vital function, keeping the scales of justice balanced and righting lives that have been unfairly harmed.

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