When Jarrett Adams was 17 years old, he was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 28 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Fueled by his desire for justice, Adams began studying the law while incarcerated. After reading countless books, journals and newspapers, he reached out to the Wisconsin Innocence Project, an organization dedicated to reforming the criminal justice system.
Lester Holt interviews Jarrett Adams, who was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault when he was just 17 and — as an attorney — is now helping others who are in similar positions as he used to be.
At the age of 17, Jarrett Adams found himself staring down a 28-year prison sentence— for a crime he didn't commit. With help from the Wisconsin Innocence Project, Adams was exonerated ten years later, but the adjustment to life after justice was a rocky process. Now a third-year law student, Adams shares how he has turned his experience into a mission to help others restart their lives after wrongful convictions.
Wrongfully convicted of sexual assault at the age of 17, Jarrett Adams was sentenced to 28 years in a maximum-security prison.
However, after a chance encounter with a fellow inmate, he snapped out of HOW he approached the situation, taught himself law and successfully fought for his freedom.
Wrongfully convicted at the age of 17, and sentenced to 28 years in a maximum security prison, Jarrett Adams felt lost on lockdown and ultimately had to fight for the justice he truly deserved. Come meet the attorney, legal advocate, and co-founder of Life After Justice as he opens up to Tom Bilyeu in this inspirational episode of Impact Theory.
Jarret Adams is a recent graduate with an usual path to becoming a lawyer - his first experience with the law was as a defendant. Now he's won a fellowship to clerk on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, the very court that overturned his conviction. MSNBC's legal chief correspondent Ari Melber reports.
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Jarrett Adams was seventeen when an all-white jury sentenced him to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Now a pioneering lawyer, he recalls the journey that led to his exoneration—and inspired him to devote his life to fighting the many injustices in our legal system.
How do you turn the trauma of wrongful conviction into the drive to become a champion of other people who find themselves in the same situation?
As companies that claimed to "back" the Black Lives Matter movement go silent and the GOP bails on justice reform talks, one man who served ten years in prison for a wrongful conviction is working to improve the system. Now an attorney, Jarrett Adams joins MSNBC's Ari Melber to discuss the push for change.
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Convicted of a crime that he did not commit and sentenced to 28 years in a maximum-security prison Jarrett Adams served nearly 10 years before being exonerated. Adams used the injustice he endured as inspiration to become an advocate and attorney for the underserved. Lidia meets with Jarret virtually to cook one of her favorite pasta recipes, Bucatini with pancetta, tomatoes and onions.
At Jarrett Adams Law, PLLC we understand the justice system is a scary place to navigate through, and being well informed about the judicial system is important. Our new series The Legal Breakdown with Jarrett Adams will help you understand what to expect when you are dealing with the legal system by answering the questions you’ve asked.
The Legal Breakdown Episode 1 with Jarrett Adams we will talking about how to obtain a Pro Bono attorney for someone that is wrongfully convicted.
The Legal Breakdown episode 2 with Jarrett Adams we will discussing the 5 things you need to do when a loved one is arrested.
The Legal Breakdown ep 3, Jarrett Adams will be discussing how to expunge or seal your criminal record
In 1998, Claiborne and Richardson were falsely accused of killing a police officer in Waverly, Virginia. In fear of the death penalty and at the urgency of inadequate Attorney's, they accepted unprecedented plea deals with Claiborne being released with time served and Richardson receiving a 5 year sentence.
On the second episode, you’ll get an intimate look into my conversations with Terrance Richardson and Ferrone Claiborne about the false allegation against them. On Thursday, April 8, 2021, an Actual Innocence Petition was filed in an effort to reverse the wrongful state court guilty plea of both Terrence Richardson and Ferrone Claiborne.
