This week Lauren talks about the wrongful conviction of Rosa Jimenez.

Rosa Jimenez served 17 years in jail before she was able to prove her innocence. She was convicted of Injury to Child and Felony Murder. She was sentenced to 99 years for injury to child plus 75 years for felony murder.

Rosa Jimenez was released in 2021 and exonerated in 2023.

Sources: 

• Innocence Project: Rosa Jimenez
• Innocence Project: Rosa Jimenez Is Exonerated of a Crime That Never Took Place After 20 Years
• Travis County District Attorney: Travis County Judge Signs Order to Dismiss Rosa Jimenez’s Murder and Injury to a Child Indictment
• The National Registry of Exonerations