Success Stories

Henry Montgomery

Henry Montgomery celebrated one year of freedom on Thursday, November 17. His 2016 U.S. Supreme Court decision gave hope to thousands and made him a modern-day civil rights icon. But for five years he watched dozens of other men and women sentenced to life without parole when they were still children leave prison while he remained incarcerated. Like our other clients, he is proof that people should not be defined by their worst mistake and can make positive contributions to society. Henry always believed he would get his second chance and he is making the most of it.

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Shon

Shon grew up in the 6th Ward of New Orleans, a long and narrow section that stretches from the Mississippi

Dwayne

After Dwayne was paroled following 25 years in prison for a crime he committed when he was 16, he reunited

Darryl

Darryl was sentenced to life without parole at the age of 19. After 41 years in prison, he was granted