John —

I always dreamed of being a mother, so when I gave birth to my daughter, it was the happiest day of my life. I thought giving birth to my son, my second child, would be the same, but when I was seven months pregnant, I was arrested for a crime I didn’t commit.

I had to give birth to my son in handcuffs and shackles, and I was barely allowed to hold him. I spent nearly 18 years wrongly imprisoned and had to watch my children grow up through the window of the prison visitation room.

It’s not easy telling my story, and even though living through it was even harder, I never lost hope. There are many more wrongly convicted people and I don’t want them to lose hope either, because I know there are good people out there — people like you — fighting for them. That’s why I tell my story.

I hope you’ll watch my story in “Happiest Moments,” a brand new video, narrated in English and Spanish by award-winning actor Dascha Polanco. It would mean a lot if you could take a moment to watch the full video and share it with your friends.

I can’t get what I lost back, but now that I’m free, I have the chance to make new memories.

My son and I recently moved into our first home together as a family. We spent last weekend with my daughter, who lives two hours away, and simply being together with them both is such a joy and that would not have been possible without the hard work of the people at the Innocence Project. They’ve helped free hundreds of people, but their work is not over.

Will you please take a moment today to watch this powerful video, and then share it with your friends and family on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram?

Thank you so much,

Rosa Jimenez
Released in 2021