[4] The organization has also played a central role in securing legislation to prevent and correct wrongful convictions, including Georgia's post-conviction DNA testing statute and resolutions compensating exonerees.

[7] Johnson was the first person in the state of Georgia to be exonerated through DNA, and his case highlighted to Guy and Polster the capacity of new scientific breakthroughs and forensic tools to expose wrongful convictions.

[16] During Gilbert's tenure, the organization grew to a staff of more than ten,[17] secured exonerations increasingly frequently, and significantly expanded its policy and legislative advocacy.

[19] The organization provides pro bono post-conviction legal representation to people currently incarcerated in Georgia whose innocence can be proven through modern DNA testing or other newly available evidence.

[28] In 2022, the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum housed an exhibition by the Georgia Innocence Project detailing the causes and consequences of wrongful convictions.

Exoneree and former Georgia Innocence Project board member Calvin Johnson, Jr. co-authored Exit to Freedom with Greg Hampikian.