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Pierce Family to match up to $15k in donations to Georgia Innocence Project in honor of Wrongful Conviction Day

Hawks Head Coach Lloyd Pierce and Wife Melissa Expand Partnership with Non-profit that Works to Correct and Prevent Wrongful Convictions in Georgia

DALLAS, TX - FEBRUARY 1: Lloyd Pierce of the Atlanta Hawks looks on during the game against the Dallas Mavericks on February 1, 2020 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

ATLANTA – Today, Lloyd and Melissa Pierce pledged a significant financial contribution to the Georgia Innocence Project (GIP), an independent nonprofit organization that works to correct and prevent wrongful convictions in Georgia, on Friday, Oct. 2 which marks Wrongful Conviction Day – the annual international observance dedicated to ending wrongful convictions and highlighting the plight of those convicted of crimes they did not commit.