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.

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.

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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.