“My hope is to shine a light on incarcerated voices and a system of societal violence – and to educate audiences on how to help”
- Rhiannon Giddens
Another Wasted Life by Rhiannon Giddens
There are currently thousands of people behind bars in the US, convicted of crimes they did not commit. The 22 people featured in this video lost more than 500 years of their lives to wrongful incarceration.
This video was made in partnership with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to exonerate those convicted of crimes they did not commit, to prevent innocent people from being prosecuted and convicted, and to help those wrongfully convicted transition to freedom.
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Browse case profiles for a few of our clients who participated in the video
Donte Rollins
Donte Rollins spent nearly 11 years wrongfully incarcerated for a crime that he did not commit. He was just 18 years old when he was given a 62 and a half to 125 year sentence for the attempted murder of a minor. With the help of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, Donte was released from prison in 2016 after new evidence proved that he was mils away from the crime that he was convicted of.
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David Bryant
David Bryant maintained his innocence for 42 years after being wrongfully convicted for the 1975 murder of an 8 year old child. He was released in 2018 and exonerated in 2019. The PA Innocence Project provides post-release services to our own clients and others, like David and some others in this video, who have been exonerated or are freed and innocent.
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Lance Felder
Just 16 years old at the time of the robbery and murder for which he was later convicted, Lance Felder lost more than 15 years of his young life to wrongful incarceration. He and his co-defendant's 1998 convictions were based on mistaken witness identification. They learned in 2010 of another incarcerated person admitting to the crime and, with the help of the PA Innocence Project, were released with all charges dismissed in 2014.
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William Johnson
18 years of William Johnson’s life was taken away from him due to a 2005 wrongful conviction. A recanted statement from a witness was discovered and ultimately contributed to William’s case being vacated. He was released on June 8, 2023 after The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania cited “egregious” constitutional violations.
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Photography by Colibri Workshop