Jessica Sanders' new film After Innocence debuts this month in theaters around the US. I haven't seen it yet, but it sounds amazing. Snip from description:
After Innocence tells the dramatic and compelling story of the exonerated — innocent men wrongfully imprisoned for decades and then released after DNA evidence proved their innocence. The film focuses on the gripping story of seven men and their emotional journey back into society and efforts to rebuild their lives. Included are a police officer, an army sergeant and a young father sent to prison and even death row for decades for crimes they did not commit.
The men are thrust back into society with little or no support from the system that put them behind bars. While the public views exonerations as success stories – wrongs that have been righted – After Innocence shows that the human toll of wrongful imprisonment can last far longer than the sentences served.
Link to cities and dates. The film also features Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld, founders of the Innocence Project, which has exonerated more than l50 people in the past ten years through the use of DNA testing.
