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RAE founder John Thompson featured on CNN

Oct 26th, 2009 by admin | 0
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John “JT” Thompson, founder and director of Resurrection After Exoneration (RAE), was interviewed recently by CNN’s Becky Anderson for the network’s Connector of the Day segment. JT spent 18 years in prison, 14 of those on death row at Angola Prison, for a murder he didn’t commit. Watch the clip below to learn more about JT’s experiences and to learn more about the work being done by RAE.

AVODAH Corps member and blog contributor Tina Wexler works with JT as an Exoneree Advocate, helping exonerees adjust to life outside prison. Also on staff at RAE is Ora Nitkin-Kaner, an AVODAH alum (08-09) hired on full time as the Program Manager this summer.

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