Permission To Shine

42. Jeffrey Deskovic | Wrongly Convicted For 16 Years


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Jeffrey Deskovic is a lawyer dedicated to freeing wrongly convicted inmates. 
At 17, Jeffrey was wrongly convicted of murder and rape. 
He spent 16 years in maximum security prison before DNA evidence proved his innocence. 
After prison, Jeffrey started the Deskovic Foundation, where they have freed 14 wrongly convicted people and counting. 
Jeffrey is 1 of 3,200 exonerations since 1989. 
He discusses: 
-Why we was wrongly convicted 
-How he got out
-The state of life in prison and what he missed most
-Integrating back into the real world with a large amount of money
-What he's doing to help people with a story like his 
You can get involved with his work here: https://www.deskovicfoundation.org
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