Six years ago, Radio IQ shared the story of Rojai Fentress – a man who, at 15, was pulled out of school, handcuffed and accused of a murder he did not commit. He had no criminal record and refused a plea bargain that would have kept him behind bars for five years, insisting he was not guilty. The judge gave him 53 years, but after 24 years UVA’s Innocence Project won him a conditional pardon. Fentress learned about the decision when a guard told him to pack up.
“I said, ‘What are you talking about?’ and he said, ‘You’re going home.’ I said, ‘What?’ (laughs) ‘Beg your pardon.’”
“You’re going home! They want you to leave right now – immediately. You’re leaving today,” said the guard…