All Posts: Making an Exoneree
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Celebrating the Progress Made in 2024
Dear PJI Supporters, As the year draws to a close, I am filled with reflection on the remarkable progress we’ve made together. From celebrating graduations to advocating for…
December 30, 2024
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Making an Exoneree Celebrates the Holidays with 10th and 11th Prison Releases
For incarcerated people and their families, the holidays can be a painful reminder of time lost away from loved ones. However, for the first time in decades, both Gary Benloss…
December 30, 2024
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Unwavering Commitment: The Story of Edward Martinez
In partnership with Georgetown students, Edward Martinez's relentless pursuit of justice has led to his release after a wrongful conviction for first-degree.…
July 16, 2024
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Terrel Barros Conviction Overturned After 11 Years in Prison
Terrel Barros, who worked with Georgetown Making An Exoneree in 2020, was released from prison but still hopes to be fully.…
August 22, 2023
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Making An Exoneree 2023: Students Shine Light on Wrongful Convictions
Watch the 2023 Making An Exoneree documentaries and learn about five people who are fighting their wrongful.…
May 24, 2023
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Kenneth Bond, Wrongfully Convicted, Freed After 27 Years
Kenneth Bond was just 16 years old when he was wrongfully convicted of murder. Now, he's the fifth person supported by Georgetown's Making an Exoneree program to come.…
February 10, 2023
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Making an Exoneree Launches Sixth Cohort
Class is in session for Making an Exoneree, Georgetown University’s unprecedented course in which a group of dedicated undergraduate students reinvestigate likely wrongful…
January 31, 2023
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Making an Exoneree Receives Grant from Department of Justice
A new $495,000 grant from the Department of Justice will allow the Making an Exoneree program to ramp up its support of wrongfully convicted people across the.…
October 21, 2022
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Tray Jones Comes Home After 37 Years
Sentenced to life in 1985 when he was just 16 years old, Arlando “Tray” Jones III walked out of prison on July 29, 2022, two days after his 54th birthday. It had been more…
August 1, 2022
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Making an Exoneree 2022: Students Advocate for the Wrongfully Convicted
Georgetown students share the stories of five wrongfully convicted people who have spent a combined 107 years in.…
May 6, 2022