Rachel McMillian at the University of Illinois partners with the Ohio Innocence Project to invite exonerees to her class to educate students about wrongful incarceration.

S5E5: Prof says exonerees teach students how to 'survive and thrive'

More than 20,000 people are released from prison in Ohio every year, 1,500 in Montgomery County alone. When they return to the community, they often have trouble finding jobs, housing, education, and mental health services.The Eichelberger Center for Community Voices at WYSO started a podcast called ReEntry Stories in 2019 to give returned citizens a chance to tell their stories.

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S5E5: Prof says exonerees teach students how to 'survive and thrive'

S5E5: Prof says exonerees teach students how to 'survive and thrive'