Exonerated but not free
The long lasting trauma of wrongful conviction
By Eddie Kadhim at 6:18 PM, Feb 11, 2020
BALTIMORE — For nearly 25 years Eric Simmons sat in his cell knowing he should be anywhere but there.
In May of 2019, he was finally exonerated alongside his brother. Eight months of freedom doesn’t come close to 25 years of life changing experiences in prison.
“25 years and eight months…25 years,” he said.
There are no measures that can give back what was taken from him.
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