| I'm
currently working on a series of
portraits that illuminate the successes of exonerees who've been freed from prison thanks to the efforts of the Georgia Innocence Project. This series is in process. |
This is Clarence and his wife, Yvonne, outside their church near Atlanta, Georgia. In 1986, Clarence was wrongfully convicted for a crime he didn't commit. Thanks to DNA evidence and the efforts of the Innocence Project, Clarence was released from prison in 2004, after serving 17 years of a life sentence. |
| In 1983, Calvin C. Johnson was falsely accused of a crime he did not commit. Mr. Johnson served 16 years of a life sentence before being freed on June 19th, 1999. His conviction was overturned thanks to DNA evidence uncovered by the Innocence Project. After being freed, Mr. Johnson embarked on the American dream. He found work, met his wife, started a family, bought a house and a dog named TJ. When Mr. Johnson walks TJ, he lets him run around a little off-the-leash at the end of their walk. He says that's how he and TJ bond. |
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Robert works construction. In 1982, he was wrongfully convicted of three crimes he didn't commit. Robert served 23 and a half years of a life+ sentence before DNA testing proved his innocence and exonerated him. Robert was freed because of the efforts of the Innocence Project, who successfully lobbied on his behalf so he could receive compensation from the state, a step toward healing the mistakes of the past and securing Robert a more comfortable future. Robert says he isn't quitting his day job. He's been doing construction for 10 months, "almost a year!" and said that when he was in prison, he didn't live, he "existed", because he knew his life was out here, on the other side, waiting for him. back to beginning |
