When I wrote to the Innocence Project 12 years into my life sentence in Louisiana’s Angola prison, I had almost lost hope.
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John,
When I wrote to the Innocence Project in 1995, I had been wrongfully convicted of a violent crime and was 12 years into my life sentence in Louisiana’s Angola prison. I had almost lost hope. Earlier this year, a judge finally allowed the fingerprint analysis that proved I was innocent, and I was exonerated after 36 years in prison.
It’s overwhelming to get used to being free after more than three decades in prison, and to take in how much the world has changed. But from the moment I walked out, the Innocence Project and its Exoneree Fund were there to help me get used to my new life.
This month the Innocence Project is celebrating its 27th birthday by raising money for the Exoneree Fund. ([link removed]) I know how much that meant to me after my release, and hope you’ll donate so the next client can get the things they need most in the first days and weeks of freedom—housing, food, medical care, and other essentials.
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** After 36 years in prison, it’s overwhelming to get used to being free, and to take in how much the world has changed.
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The Innocence Project helped me with everything, from learning how to use my first cell phone to giving me Exoneree Fund support to buy a train pass to make my way around the city where I moved to be with my family.
It’s a simple thing, but having that train pass and being able to get around without waiting for someone to give me a ride gave me a profound sense of my freedom after more than three decades of being told where to be and when.
Walking out of prison after years of wrongful incarceration is as overwhelming as it is joyful, and I’m so grateful that the Innocence Project was by my side. Make a donation to the Exoneree Fund to support the next person as they finally walk free. ([link removed])
Thanks for your support,
Archie Williams
Exonerated March 2019
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