Coming
back after
wrongful
conviction
With support for new transitional housing, Life
A er Innocence continues reintegrating the
exonerated into the world outside prison
W
hen people in prison for crimes they didn’t
commit are freed, the journey back has just begun.
Exonerees—people exonerated of crimes for
which they were convicted—have lost years:
of family time, earning power, and every other opportunity.
They’ve been through the significant emotional trauma of
incarcerated life. Frequently they have no money, no place to live,
no ID or access to medical care, few current technology skills, and
only the clothes they’re wearing.
SERVING JUSTICE
“The trajectory of my life has
all gone around my wrongful
conviction, and that’s not all bad.
Now I have an opportunity to keep
other people from experiencing
what I’ve experienced.”
–2L Jarrett Adams
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 18)
Life After Innocence Director Laura Caldwell with Jarrett Adams (center) and Antoine Day, who are
renovating a Chicago property to create housing and services for exonerees.
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