Aspiring Lawyer Who Spent 28 Years In Prison (Crime Documentary) | Real Stories

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Published 2021-05-29
New York, 1985. Alan Newton is designated by an eye witness and sentenced to 40 years of imprisonment for a violent crime. In his cell, he starts studying law to decipher his file and prove his innocence.

Based on stories from the Innocence Network, a worldwide organization dedicated to exonerating the wrongfully convicted, this four-part series explores the investigations and the human cost: the emotional impact experienced by those convicted and their families.

From INNOCENCE NETWORK S1 EP3

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All Comments (21)
  • @Tis_I_SirJames
    Prosecutors and police officers who knowingly imprisoned these innocent people should go to prison themselves. This shouldn't go unpunished.
  • @Tis_I_SirJames
    Prosecutors don't care who committed the crime, as long as they put someone in prison to appease the public.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • @Nille0212
    Right when I was looking for something to watch, this pops up in my notifications. Thanks!
  • What a brother, what a friend, what a lawyer Venessa is, amazing team.
  • @furi001
    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
  • This man should have the compensation awarded to him. He deserves every penny. How can we help him to fight for that?
  • This brought tears to my eyes... the innocence project is a power to the people!
  • 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.
  • 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...
  • @SAIDGALER
    i love the courage of his brother, hes 1 in million.
  • @paulabrown6840
    This made me cry of sadness then joy! Thank you Vanessa and the Innocence project! 🙏🌟
  • @adriand1181
    I advocate for the “Restitution Project” of the wrongfully convicted. This is beyond heart breaking his Mom passed away 2 days after I was born
  • @1noonoo
    Thank God for those in the Innocence Project. Congratulations Alan!