Student Name:

Date:

 

Surviving Justice Exoneree Worksheet

 

 

Name of Exonerated prisoner:

 

Crime convicted of:

 

How long was this person imprisoned?

 

1)    Give some background about the person you studied. Where is he from? What was his family or personal life like? Be sure to mention details pertinent to the case.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)    Describe the crime of which this person was accused.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)    How did this person come to be linked to the crime?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4)    How does the exoneree describe his experiences in prison? How did maintaining his innocence affect his time in prison? Did it make it more or less difficult?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5)    How did this person come to be proven innocent?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6)    What was life like for this person after he was released from prison?