WTI celebrates 2019 Annual Gathering in Puerto Rico
In late April, eighteen death row exonerees and their family members gathered in Puerto Rico to celebrate their Annual Gathering in...
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For exonerees Juan and Joaquín, the death penalty in Puerto Rico is personal
"Puerto Rico does not deserve a law that is racist, a law that does not solve crime, a law that is expensive, and a law that is unjust."...
Death row exonerees Juan and Joaquin spoke in Puerto Rico
Juan Meléndez and Joaquín Martinez's talk in Puerto Rico to celebrate the 90th anniversary of abolition there was covered...
Juan Melendez speaks at UNLV
Exoneree Juan Melendez spoke at a social work and cultural diversity class at UNLV about his experience on death row. READ MORE
Juan Melendez speaks at CU Boulder
On April 4, 2019, death row exoneree Juan Melendez visited University of Colorado Boulder to share his story. He spoke to two classes:...
Juan Melendez
State: Florida Convicted: 1984 Exonerated: 2002 Race: Hispanic DNA used in exoneration? No Reasons for wrongful conviction: Perjury or...
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