I agree crocked cops .prosecutors who deliberately hold back evidence .cops should have their pensions with held .and chuck in 12 strokes of the cat a nine tails .prosecutors should be made to do the same amount a time
I wanna cry.. but more than that I wanna smile for his freedom . Live your life buddy. And, thank you Innocence project for saving him and many others like him.
HIS LAST WORDS MADE ME SHED THE TEARS. AND I QUOTE HIM, "YOU KNOW MY LIFE IS SOMETHING LIKE FOR THE LAST YEARS SINCE I HAVE BEEN AT HOME, EVERY MOMENT IS A JOY, EVERYDAY IS A JOY, SO EVERYTHING TO ME FEELS GREAT ALL THE TIME, EVERY MOMENT EVEN ON RAINY DAY LIKE THIS" THANKS TO VANNESA AND HER ORGANISATION. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL. ONE LOVE
Al quickly got on with his life. Getting married, having a son, receiving a college degree and a law degree and making a decision to help others in a similar bind.
14:57 that's exactly what we thought, never thought my husband's wrongful conviction would last so long. My husband was wrongfully convicted when my daughter was 2 months old, she's now 20 years old. We stayed together through prison visits. He missed everything from our daughter's first step to highschool graduation and about to miss her college graduation next year...
This is insane! This is happening too often. These innocent people are being imprisoned based on "mistaken identity" is a piss poor excuse. Guilty Until Proven Innocent Is More Like It.
God bless these Attorneys for a Job Well Done 🙏🏾😘❤️ Allan is so lucky to have a brother like this who fought for him for more than 20 years. Many would have lost faith and hope but he never lost faith
There is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON why this type of scenario should occur EVER here in America. I'm absolutely DISGUSTED watching this type of injustice so frequently happen but with Blacks and minorities. It's pissing me off just watching this. It's clear that the State and Police Department and so many others including Allen's own attorney dropped the ball and some knowingly but went ahead and pin it on him. I say the family of ALL these poor people that have been falsely accused NEED TO SUE ALL THOSE PEOPLE ASAP. AND I say the payout should be in the Millions and Millions!! There should be some formula where for every year locked up should equal 5 MILLIONS!! So for 10 years should equal 50 MILLIONS automatically that the State and Police Department pay up ASAP!!
where is Police officer who invested in the case or victim family now?. Why no actions taken to find out who's the real crime in this case?. GOVERNMENT DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY? Few years ago, my teacher told about North Korea stuffs blah blah like no humanity, no life all and we must be happy to born in this country blah blah. Now i never got a any of differences between them
This is my hang up..... out of the thousands in this whole thing... Can't find something for YEARS, months to find it when they found out they actually needed to look for it and then almost a year to even test the thing. All while they know a persons life hangs in the balance. Shows they simply do not give a damn.
Well it's just violence against a woman. It doesn't count to them. Look at the % of cops who abuse their partners. A Champaign Sargeant told me it was 50%. More than 30% of lawyers abuse their partners. Pretty sick.
This makes me sick all over. This poor guy. What a hero he is. And there's thousands more just like him we have got to do something!!!!! OUR ENTIRE BEINGS MUST COME TOGETHER TO END THIS HORROR FOR ALL OTHER INNOCENT BEINGS !!!! GOD SPEED 🙏
I think very few of those who get exonerated ever see a penny of compensation after they are released. It's so disgusting. As if having wasted all those years unnecessarily in prison isn't bad enough, it's the least they should get, after all when they are released they have nothing on them, they need that money for survival and to build what future they have left.
All the reasons they give 5mins in...and No mention of Police Incompetence or Corruption being listed as a reason some of these folk were Imprisoned...Hmmmm? 🤔
How can he not get compensation for over 20 years in prison???? Thats just absolutely wrong on every level! Just throw him out the court and on the street!! Next wrongly imprisoned case please!!!!
Oh my god I am in tears how many more?😭 To Vanessa his brother and his friend thank you for keeping him strong , to Alan Newton I hope you are living a great life and have peace and joy . To the innocence project thank you
In the mist of human helplessness, God's mercy steps in through unimaginable opening!! To all of you lawyers who have devoted to helping those injustices to the victims. God richly bless you🙏🙏💞😭👏👏👏🙌 to all Alan's family and friends but mostly to you Alan,for your fighting spirit!!! And your brother🤗🤗🤗✊💙💙💞
When those responsible for putting innocent ppl behind bars are not held accountable, legaly nothng will change. And change needs to happen big time. These so called experts need to be put in prison theselves.
29:46 And you think about the heartless people that put him there and didn't even care. How do we care so little about someone else's life, but if it were them, they would want the same justice they deprived him of...
The jury was composed of individuals who believed any thing a Prosecutor brought up. They forgot to paid attention to the accused. Usually, they have the truth in their eyes. "The eyes are a reflexion of the soul"..
They are, the resilience is astonishing! Y’all really are the kings and queens of the earth. I tip my hat. I have a black son whose name is Malcolm X. From the day I had him I was determined he was gonna be a strong black man and for him to know his history. Not just the bad but the greatness from where he came from. Sorry for the little spiel, you comment just made so much sense to me ☺️.
30:56 "I'm not a number anymore"...that's why there is such little compassion in the justice system, because it's just crunching number, like they doin taxes or something, not really caring what happens to another LIFE, not number...
The Law is Illegal ! You should never convict solely on identification, a full background check on where the suspect was at the time should always be carried out. You should only ever be convicted with absolute proof of unquestionable doubt. I feel for these people so grievously wrongly convicted and sentenced. Bless You.
Alan, I wish you all the joy and happiness in the world. You are a better man than any man, that I know, you lost 22 years of your life in prison wrongfully. Your spirit shines so brightly, may you live with all the happiness in the world.
What an amazing man. His positive mindset through it all, alongside family support and innocent programme was truly a blessing to see. He should get interest for every year they withhold his compensation!
This story breaks my heart for him. Bless the Innocence Project for their selfless, beautiful work. We’ve gotten so accustomed to having DNA evidence now, it’s hard to remember that there were years that it didn’t exist. May Al’s life be blessed to the fullest!
To the Innocence Project, particularly attorney Vanessa, the founders of this project, kudos to you all. May God bless and keep you all. 🙏 To the brother, friends, and family members who stood by him and believed in his innocence, that's what family, and friends are for. Thanks so much!
The most worrying thing is that some of these police officers are actual in top positions!! Gaining promotion on falls arrest. The difficulty to get access the information that will exonerate someone is sickening. The accuse Russia for lack of democracy when wrong people are in American jails..
26:40 I pray to have that moment. Ya'll should be cheesin, my cheeks would be so sore if it were us...Not everybody wrongfully convicted actually get out. And it's a relief for the brother, he is now free. See what people don't know when you are fighting for a loved one wrongfully convicted, it actually feels like you're in prison too, unable to move forward with your life...
When the Brock Turners of the world, that are caught red handed and get 6 months, but an innocent black man gets 40 years, you know the American justice system is broken. Was the DNA ran against the databank to find the true perpetrator of the crime? Makes me wanna scream!!
Prosecutors and Defense 9/10 times any longer will reach a "plea deal " . You don't necessarily get a defense lawyer any longer, and Prosecutors sometimes add stupid charges to add on years to the sentence IF convicted. There isn't justice in this Country any longer because of politics being anywhere and everywhere you turn. Either side, doesn't matter. The Criminal Justice System is fine, it's the Hearts of Men that need adjustment. Period. And I'm not talking the Heart of a petty criminal. I'm talking about the people who put them there, be it with a defense or without.
Has he been compensated yet? For all of us that simply have the luxury of waking up everyday in complete freedom should really think about his journey. Never give up!
Unless your freedom is taken away even for a short time you really can't feel what it's like to feel that hopelessness, weather your innocent or guilty. The guilty person knows what it feels like . He can judge how a innocent man feels by a factor, of the wall. It's deep 🌑
why aren't the police and prosecutors who knowingly wrongfully convicted Alan named here ? why aren't these criminals punished ? also there are the lawyers who took Alans money and did nothing as well as the police who hide the rape kit evidence need to be named and punished .
Allen Newton my big brother this is your little brother Supreme Al was a great man he showed me how to play chess he showed me how to play Scrabble he constantly beat me down LOL he taught me how to work out and exercise. I was with him when he got released out of Wyoming correctional facility I'm so happy for this brother 💯
How amazing to be free after so long in prison for no crime committed. The people who hampered his case should be held accountable & be punished for it. His absolute drive to not give up on himself for all those years was amazing. The strength & courage he possesses is just awe inspiring. I really do hope he is paid what they granted. Thank you to the innocent project for all their hard work.
It’s good to see he have his freedom back again -! It is very sad reality in justice system even from a powerful country what more from a third country? God bless you Alan and big thanks to men and women who helped him and never gave up. In a lighter note they are all looking good the more they got older ❤️
He deserves every single penny that he has been awarded! Wrongly convicted and jailed for over 2 decades and yet there is no bitterness in the programme from him
His break down at the end took me out. Stories like this should make us be more greatful. There is someone always putting up the fight when we won't. Way to go, and I wish him well.❤