Seventeen people who served decades in prison for crimes they didn't commit were honored in April, 2007 at an Innocence Project Event. These are their stories. Learn more at www.innocenceproject .org.
Chris Ochoa was proven innocent by DNA testing in 2002 after serving 12 years in Texas prisons for a murder he didn't commit. He tells his story in this short interview. Read more about his case at: www.innocenceproject .org/Content/230.php
Calvin Johnson, Jr. served nearly 16 years in Georgia prisons for a crime he didn't commit. Today, he serves on the Innocence Project Board of Directors. On April 24, 2007, he accepted the first annual Innocence Project Freedom & Justice Award on behalf of the first 200 people exonerated by DNA testing in the United States.
Marvin Anderson served 15 years in prison in Virginia for a crime he didn't commit. In this short interview, he talks about his arrest and conviction and the day the Innocence Project told him his evidence had been located and would prove his innocence.
Calvin Willis and Rickey Johnson served two decades together in Louisiana prison before DNA testing proved them both innocent. They lost touch in prison, and finally met up in March for the first time in years. This video captures their meeting.
Ken Wyniemko served eight years in Michigan prisons for a crime he didn't commit before DNA exonerated him. He tells his story and discusses reforms in this short interview. For more information, visit www.innocenceproject .org
Alan Newton was exonerated by DNA testing after serving 21 years in New York prisons for a crime he didn't commit. He shares his experiences in this short interview. For more information, visit www.innocenceproject .org
Author John Grisham discusses his book "The Innocent Man" at the Innocence Project's Annual Benefit. The video opens with Exoneree Dennis Fritz dancing with the mother of the murder victim in the case for which he was wrongfully convicted. Music by Jonathan Batiste.
Robert Clark served 24 years in Georgia prisons for a crime he didn't commit. He was exonerated in 2005 when DNA testing proved his innocence. For more, visit www.innocenceproject .org.
Illinois exoneree Jerry Miller discusses his 1982 wrongful conviction and the 24 years he was incarcerated for a crime DNA now proves he didn't commit. Jerry was the 200th person exonerated by DNA testing nationwide - learn more at www.innocenceproject .org
Dwayne Dail served 18 years in a North Carolina prison for a rape he didn't commit before DNA testing proved his innocence and led to his release and exoneration. Learn more at www.innocenceproject .org/dwaynedail
31 people have been exonerated by DNA testing in Texas after serving a combined 380 years for crimes they didn't commit. Learn more at www.innocenceproject .org
More than one-third of the 215 people exonerated by DNA testing were 22 or under when they were arrested. The Innocence Project is reaching out to young people to help us free the innocent from prison. Watch the video and sign the petition at www.innocenceproject .org/petition
Chris Ochoa y un otro hombre fueron condenados por la violacion y asesinato de una mujer en Austin, TX en 1988. Los dos fueron exonerados en 2002 cuando pruebas de ADN demostraron su inocencia.
We asked why criminal justice reform matters to you, and you spoke up. Have something to add? Post a video response here or email your digital video to info@innocenceprojec t.org.
Thomas Doswell, who served 18 years in Pennsylvania prison for a crime he didn't commit, performs "I Shall Be Released" at the Innocence Project's Celebration of Freedom & Justice on 4/24/07. For more information on Thomas's case, visit www.innocenceproject .org.
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