In 2014, filmmaker Jessica Villerius met death row inmate, Clinton Young, who had been convicted of a double homicide and became convinced of his innocence. Her documentary ‘Innocent on Death Row’ exposed the weakness of the whole case, proving the shootings could not possibly have taken place the way the prosecutor alleged. These and other new facts, including serious misconduct by the prosecution, led to Young’s execution being halted just 8 days before it was due to take place. He is granted a new trial and freed on given bail to await his new trial.
Clinton was 19 when he was imprisoned. He is now 38. After almost 20 years of solitary confinement, how do you adapt to life outside? In addition, the strict conditions of his bail prevent him from living in the same state as his family and even going to the supermarket across the road from his house. He’s terrified of making the slightest mistake and being sent back to prison. He’s free but not free.
In America, nearly 30% of those exonerated by DNA tests had previously confessed. We hear from the men and women who have spent more than 20 years in prison for crimes they did not commit.
More infoAt just 19 years old, Clinton Young was charged with the murder of two men and sentenced to death. With the conflicting testimonies not quite adding up and his DNA not on the evidence, is the wrong man on death row?
More infoNominated for a Goya, this short film tells the story of four men who - after spending years of their lives on Death Row for crimes they did not commit - were exonerated and freed.
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