News & Numbers
Life After Justice
in the Public Record.
Recent coverage, press mentions, and media appearances documenting our work to secure freedom, support healing, and drive systemic change.
30+
Press Mentions
National, regional, and sector press across broadcast, print, and digital
10+
National Outlets
NBC, CNN, MSNBC, NYT, Washington Post, USA Today, and more
$3.2M
Chicago Beyond Investment
LAJ's first major institutional investment — covered nationally
2025
Most Recent Coverage
Waverly Two clemency coverage across national and Virginia outlets
National Broadcast & Print
NBC Nightly News
After Exoneration, Jarrett Adams Is Helping Others Wrongfully Convicted
Lester Holt interviews Jarrett Adams about his wrongful conviction at 17 and his work as an attorney helping others.
NBC News
Defendant to Defender: One Wrongfully Convicted Man Frees Another
Adams helping overturn a conviction in the same Wisconsin courthouse where he himself was wrongfully convicted.
Blavity
Jarrett Adams: Redeeming Justice After Wrongful Conviction
Feature profile on Adams' journey from wrongful incarceration to co-founding Life After Justice.
Capital Outlook / Zenger News
Jarrett Adams Fights the System That Failed Him
In-depth Q&A covering Adams' reentry story and the emotional toll of years lost to wrongful incarceration.
EIN Presswire
Jarrett Adams Brings Justice to the Wrongfully Convicted
Coverage of Adams' book "Redeeming Justice" and LAJ's inaugural conversation series and podcast launch.
Chicago Coverage
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Beyond's $3.2 Million Investment in Life After Justice
LAJ's first major institutional funding after operating on volunteers since founding.
WBEZ Chicago Public Radio
Exoneree Diaries: How Jarrett Adams Rebuilt His Life After Prison
How Adams and Antione Day co-founded LAJ after finding no state-funded programs for exonerees.
Chicago Reporter
Building a Reentry Home for Exonerees
Antione Day discusses plans for a home for exonerees in Austin and the hardships of reentry.
Block Club Chicago
Wrongfully Convicted Men Start a Band After Decades in Prison
The Exoneree Band — Antione Day and others who spent 80+ years collectively wrongfully incarcerated.
The Urban News
Life After Justice: The Full Team Profile
Profile of the full LAJ leadership team and their collective 88 years lost to wrongful incarceration.
Chicago Beyond
Chicago Beyond Invests $3.2 Million in Life After Justice
LAJ's first major institutional investment after operating solely on volunteers since founding.
The Waverly Two
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Waverly Two: After 26 Years, Biden Grants Clemency
Coverage of Biden's clemency decision and LAJ's continued fight for full vindication for both men.
BET
The Waverly Two: A Case That Exposed the Criminal Legal System
National coverage — acquitted of murder, still sentenced to life. A stark example of injustice.
Richmond Free Press
Waverly Two Released After Biden Commutes Sentences
Local Virginia coverage of the release of Terence and Ferrone and the community response.
Legal & Policy Sector
Chicago Bar Foundation
Redeeming Justice: An Interview with Jarrett Adams
Interview about "Redeeming Justice" and Adams' Marovitz Public Interest Law Scholarship.
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Life After Justice — Nonprofit Financial Profile
ProPublica's nonprofit explorer profile documenting financials, leadership, and organizational structure.
Media Inquiries
Press, Interviews & Speaking
We welcome opportunities to share the stories of the wrongfully convicted and the work being done to dismantle the systems that failed them.