Gregory Wallis is in need of a winter coat after spending 18 years in a Texas prison for a burglary and rape he did not commit. Earlier this year, the Life After Exoneration Program helped Greg get clothing for the spring because he was penniless and unemployed. Since that time, the temperature has dropped in Texas. Although the Life After Exoneration Program helped Greg with his basic necessities like identification documents, glasses and utility payments, Gregory's struggles are not over and he continues to rely on the support of the Life After Exoneration Program.

Abolish the Death Penalty: Tis the season



i read a lot about the death penalty, prison, the justice system etc. and some things i hear so often they don't really sink in until some arbitrary moment when i'm hit with the shock of what it actually means.



one of these things is the life after exoneration program. it's a great thing, helping those who have been wrongly convicted and served years in prison, get back to a normal life somehow. but think about what it really means: there are enough people who've been exonerated from life-terminating convictions and sentences to actually warrant a program like this. it just struck me, how awfully that reflects on the american justice system, that they get it wrong so many times, they need a help group for those who have become victims of the system itself.



further reading and donation opportunities:



the innocence project • the life after exoneration program



Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things."

-Russell Baker



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