Wrongfully convicted at 17 and sentenced to 28 years, Jarrett Adams turned eight years in prison into a mission for justice. He studied law behind bars, won his own exoneration with the help of the Wisconsin Innocence Project, and became a defense attorney dedicated to freeing others. Today, as co-founder of Life After Justice, he fights to end wrongful convictions and partnered with I_am_HUMAN to help free the Waverly Two. Discover his extraordinary journey and read his memoir Redeeming Justice to support his work and the call for reform.
Wrongfully imprisoned for 27 years, Valentino Dixon turned a box of colored pencils into a lifeline. From the confines of Attica Prison, he spent up to ten hours a day drawing vivid golf courses and landscapes, transforming pain into hope and proving that creativity can be an act of freedom. His art—now celebrated worldwide and collected by leaders like Michelle Obama—helped spotlight his innocence and ultimately secure his release in 2018.
In August 2025, I_am_HUMAN introduced Valentino’s art to President Bill Clinton during the Clinton Global Initiative, where Valentino met with him personally and gifted one of his renowned golf course drawings. With a feature film on his life set for release in 2026, Valentino’s story continues to inspire, standing as proof that truth, dignity, and art can outlast injustice.
At just nineteen, Billie Allen was wrongfully convicted and sent to Federal Death Row, where he has spent more than twenty-five years fighting for his life and his freedom. Instead of surrendering, he turned to art and writing, transforming pain into powerful works shown in museums, galleries, and the homes of activists and lawmakers. Through petitions, public talks, and extraordinary creativity, Billie proves that confinement cannot silence courage or compassion. His ongoing fight for justice calls on all of us to see, to act, and to demand freedom for the wrongfully convicted.
A self-taught artist and survivor, Russell Craig transformed nearly a decade of incarceration into powerful art that gives voice to the silenced. Drawing from his experiences in foster care and prison for a non-violent offense, he uses color and texture with purpose—orange for prison, teal for cell doors, leather for Black bodies under oppression—to confront mass incarceration and racial injustice. His work, renowned for its social justice activism, has been exhibited at Rutgers University, the Columbia University Center for Social Justice, the Armory Art Show, and other major venues, earning recognition from The New York Times and The Guardian. I_am_HUMAN proudly supports Craig’s vision, where every brushstroke becomes a call for justice and a declaration of freedom.
In 1998, Terence Richardson and Ferrone Claiborne were found not guilty of killing a Virginia police officer—yet a judge still sentenced them to life in prison. For 26 years they remained behind bars while I_am_HUMAN, Life After Justice, and allies lobbied the DOJ, Senators, and the White House to demand their freedom. In 2025, a presidential commutation finally set them free. Their journey is a stark reminder that wrongful convictions are not statistics but stolen lives, and why we continue to fight for justice and dignity.
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