wrongful conviction

Angel Echavarria with his 22-year-old daughter, Ishannis Lopez, and other family members.

'I never give up.' New evidence prompts release of man after 21 years in prison.

May 21, 2015
Justice

Forty-eight year old Angel Echavarria has spent nearly half his life in prison for a crime that a preponderance of new evidence suggests he did not commit. This week, a judge told Echavarria that he was a free man.

'I never give up.' New evidence prompts release of man after 21 years in prison.

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