Documentary that is so inspirational! Victims who were cleared by DNA, even more.

this is a really important movie.

I felt sorry for Wilton, but at least he had his family. The guy I felt sorry for was the one whose father was a cop and didn't visit once for the 12 years his son was wrongfully in prison. "I put people in jail, I don't visit them."

This doc is bananas!

"Freedom is just the Beginning" Alfred Hitchcock was once asked in an interview what his biggest fear was. He responded by saying that it was being falsely accused of a crime he didn't commit. After watching After Innocence, I can say be falsely accused and convicted of a crime would be one of the most terrifying things that could happen to a person. After a law class I took last year; I began to be totally opposed to the death penalty. Now, After Innocence just reaffirms my belief that the death penalty should not be used. There's just too much risk in executing an innocent man or woman. If you only execute one innocent man, I'd say the system failed. And you know that more then one innocent person has been put to death. It's a scary thought; being on death row or even just in prison for a crime that you didn't commit. After Innocence dives into some of the people who's lives were affected by being wrongly convicted of a crime. After serving many years in prison, each person who is shown on this documentary had their convictions overturned because of DNA evidence that proves they didn't commit the crime. It shows how their lives never get back to normal. Each person has their own unique prison aftermath. It's hard to get work, a girlfriend and they were never compensated for their time. They continue fighting for compensation and for others that were also wrongly convicted. It's just a really sad and terrifying documentary to watch. Seeing a person who had to waste 22 years of their life inside a prison and come out without compensation is tragic. This along with Witch Hunt, which touches on the same subject, will really change your frame of mind about the whole legal system. While this obviously isn't a fun movie to watch; it is an important one and also a very well-made documentary. More people need to watch After Innocence.

Coming off the cusp of the Casey Anthony trial, this film is now an incredibly important documentary about the flaws in our judicial system. It reminds us that our legal model should be one based on a presumption of innocence, not guilt. This is one eye-opening and powerful film.

An emotional, low-budget documentary with highly compelling subject material.

Not much in life is worse than being convicted of a crime you didn't commit.

Not the most well-crafted documentary, but everyone should see this for the issues it raises about the judicial system.

This was the most emotional documentary I have ever seen. Just unbelievable how poor our justice system really is.

This is why the movies need to be made. Such movies can indeed catalyze social change for the better.

This is why the movies need to be made. Such movies can indeed catalyze social change for the better.

Very interesting documentary that follows the lives of several men who were wrongly convicted of crimes and their integration into society. Really makes you think about how easily it could happen to anyone, especially those without money or connections, who were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Hearing about the staggering number of innocent men still in prison and on death row will certainly make many rethink their position on the death penalty.

A potent and cautionary documentary about prisoners exonerated by DNA evidence--some of them after serving over 20 years in prison.

Extremely important documentary. I realize that nothing is perfect, and mistakes are sometimes made. However, for these men to have their lives turned upside down. To have so many years wrongfully taken away from them, and then they are just released? That's all?!? No apology? No clearing of the record?!? No training, or housing assistance, or financial aid?!? I do NOT understand this. It's a disgrace! To just let them out, and sweep it under the rug as if nothing happened?!? Even paroled ex-cons are treated better than these poor people.

Must-see for everybody..... unbelievable what these men had to endure.

Extremely powerful and shocking.

this documentary angered me after learning there are states that don't have a compensation law for those who are proven innocent!

After Innocence is a documentary about several individuals who were erroneously incarcerated and were subsequently proven innocent through DNA testing and other modern scientific advancements. The implications of this film's stance begin to sink in when you learn that many of the people had been behind bars for decades. Some had even been waiting on death row. When they are exonerated, they are released from prison without receiving financial compensation, without having their criminal records expunged or vacated, and without any help to secure a living. Director Jessica Sanders concentrates her efforts on making a forceful argument for the adoption of laws that would both lessen the chance of false convictions, while also ensuring that exonerated individuals are properly integrated into society after their release. Just as notable, though less overtly stated, is the film's polemic against capital punishment.

This is a documentary that explores the problems faced by the men who DNA exonerated. The film explores the issues of eyewitness identification, compensation, expunging records after the fact--how these men are able to deal with their lives after spending so much time behind bars. The case of Wilton, who was forced to sit in jail for another three years after his DNA had exonerated him. (The prosecutor seemed to think that the fact that the victim had identified him over twenty years before had more merit than a scientific test.) What was so amazing was that these men are not angry at the system. Everyone is just so grateful to be out and eager to change the system.