“It’s Really Hard Making Up for All of that Lost Time”

The scientific study of wrongful convictions has been ongoing for the past few decades. These studies have worked to quantify convictions, identify contributing factors, and understand negative implications society individuals who experiences a incarceration. majority existing focus on what leads conviction, with fewer examining community reentry processes wrongfully convicted individuals. Those that do specifically after-release among generally wide range in terms reentry. current aims contribute these conversations post-release by focusing very specific aspect reentry, employment. Utilizing qualitative interviews innocence organizational employees, work closely before their release often maintain relationships after as well, this examines how impact Findings show obtaining long complex process, resulting numerous barriers must navigate job market. Organizational employees discuss many clients encounter ways which they, organization, wider can assist efforts more broadly. Policy are also discussed aid release.