Reflection

A very interesting film I watched was "After Innocence" and it really got to me because it was criminal justice related and I am criminal justice major. This film was about 8 men who were imprisoned for a crime they did not commit. The crimes went from rape, battery, first degree murder, and robbery. Here is the trailer of the film.

All the men were imprisoned for more than 5 years. It was really interesting to see how much this impacted all of their lives. It should men from different backgrounds and you get to see the struggle they face after they get out. Most of the were having a difficult time getting a job and not being able to get into a relationship because of they were in prison.
There is a group called the "Innocent Project" and they receive letters from inmates who got wrongly convicted and imprisoned for a crime they did not commit and try to have their cases be re-opened and looked through so they can use DNA, if possible, to prove their innocence. You also get to see what some prosecutors have to say about trying to have cases re-opened and have another trial. It is quite shocking what some prosecutors said.
If I got the chance to participate in something relating to this. I would want to join the Innocent Project and try to get people who did not commit a crime, out of prison. No innocent person should be in prison, so they do not have so many years wasted away, years they cannot get back or even be executed knowing that they were innocent and they could be out in the world living their lives.