Greg Taylor Survives 16 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment
Greg Taylor Survived Wrongful Imprisonment
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March 25, 2010
In 1993, Greg Taylor was convicted of murdering a prostitute, and locked away in a North Carolina prison where he was isolated from the outside world and from his friends and family for 16 long years, according to CNN.com. Unfortunately, Taylor was innocent.
However, thanks to the efforts of the state innocence commission, Taylor's case was revisited and he was released last month.
"All that frustration and confusion I had stored up all those years was just let out," Taylor told the news source of his release day. "There was a lot of relief and gratitude. There was a whole lot to get used to."
When he was released from the jail, Taylor was greeted by his 26-year-old daughter, Kristen Puryear, who was a 9-year-old girl when he was incarcerated, according to the news provider. Puryear is now a mother herself.
The Life After Exoneration Program, which is responsible for Taylor's release, has cleared the names of approximately 500 men and women who were wrongly convicted of a crime. On average, the freed individuals had spent more than 12 years behind bars.
In addition to freeing those who were wrongfully convicted, the program works to help those whom the justice system failed get back on their feet and thrive. It does so by helping them access support systems and resources that will enable them to find employment as well as medical care and housing.
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