Voices of Innocence to be held Monday, March 30, 2009
Since the death penalty was reinstated, 123 U.S. citizens have been recognized as innocent and exonerated from death row. Resurrection after Exoneration is a New Orleans non-profit created by these innocent men to provide services and support to exonerees and the formerly incarcerated when returning from prison.
On Monday March 30th at 7:00 p.m., Resurrection After Exoneration is mounting a production of “Voices of Innocence”, a stage performance by four exonerees, John Thompson, Gregory Bright, Dan Bright and Ryan Matthews, who collectively spent 54 years in prison, 33 of these years on death row. This production gives voice to each of these men’s struggle to survive wrongful conviction, long prison sentences and, ultimately, exoneration and return to a changed, often-unwelcoming world. This performance will be held on Monday March 30th at 7:00 p.m. at Tulane University’s Lanvin Bernick Center in the Kendall Cram Lecture Hall.
The performance is open to the public and will be followed by a reception. For further information, Resurrection After Exoneration can be reached at 504-943-1902 or online at www.r-a-e.org
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