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Stetson’s Innocence Initiative hosts man who spent 15 years in prison for a crime he did not commit

(L-R): Jason Strong and Professor Judith Scully, director of the Innocence Initiative at Stetson, spoke to Stetson Law students.
(L-R): Jason Strong and Professor Judith Scully, director of the Innocence Initiative at Stetson, spoke to Stetson Law students.
Jason Strong spoke about being wrongly accused and exonerated of killing a woman.
Jason Strong spoke about being wrongly accused and exonerated of killing a woman.

The Innocence Initiative at Stetson brought guest speaker Jason Strong to campus Wednesday night, Oct. 12, to talk with law students about his 15-year struggle to prove his innocence in a crime he did not commit.

Strong was the victim of false confessions and improper forensic science and convicted of killing a developmentally disabled woman, a crime he did not commit.

Fifteen years after being convicted, Strong was exonerated when the State Attorney’s Office re-investigated his case and proved his innocence.

Strong described his experiences with the legal system, how his innocence was ultimately proven, and his life after being exonerated of the crime he did not commit.