Sometimes a little breathing room matters.

Pruno assistance can help with essential expenses such as:

• Housing & Rent

• Utilities & Cell Phone Bills

• Medical Expenses

• Transportation & Car Repairs

• Professional Development

If you have an expense that you need help with and are unsure if it will qualify, please contact us at: [email protected]. We will be happy to answer your question.

Eligibility:

• Released from incarceration due to actual innocence

• Low-income household - based on household yearly income & number of household occupants

• No compensation OR received less than $100,000 over 1 year ago

• Withing the two-year eligibility window - if you have received Pruno assistance after February 2026, your two year window has started, otherwise it will begin at the time of your first approved application

To apply, you will need:

• Applicant's name & contact information including mailing address (at least state & county of residence) and email address

• Social Security number & birth date

• Information regarding the applicant's innocence claim including innocence project or attorney contact (We realize not all innocence individuals can be formally exonerated. If the applicant has been released from prison, we will also accept a letter from an attorney stating their belief of their client's innocence.)

• Demographic & financial information (at least employment status & yearly income)

• Any supporting documents ready to upload (in PDF or JPG formats, PDF preferred). These documents let us know what we are paying. They must include the applicant's name, account information, & where to pay.

We respect your privacy. We do not sell or rent your personal information to anyone, including third-party marketers. Your data is used to provide you with current and future services. Your data is anonymized and aggregated for fundraising and measuring impact.