All Posts: Making an Exoneree

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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

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Making an Exoneree Premieres Documentaries on Wrongful Convictions

Georgetown students tell the stories of five wrongfully convicted men, who have served a combined 122 years in.…

August 16, 2021

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Making an Exoneree: Keith Washington Released After 13 Years in Prison

Keith Washington's excessive 45-year sentence was reduced, allowing him to reunite with his family after spending 13 years in.…

June 23, 2021

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Eric Riddick Released from Prison 29 Years After Wrongful Conviction

Nearly 30 years after he was wrongfully convicted, Eric Riddick is home. Three Georgetown students featured Riddick's story in a 2019 Making an Exoneree.…

May 29, 2021