Imagine being in prison for 32 years for a murder you didn't commit. Please join us for a heart felt conversation with activist, Alphonso James.
Dear listeners, in this special segment, not only will you hear from the incredible Alphonso James, but this will also be our last episode.
Joseph and I are incredibly grateful for the support you have shown us over the past few years, and we can't thank our incredible guests enough for showing up and sharing their truths about how they haven't waited for permission to live the life they want. We also want to thank those who are still waiting and brave enough to share the moments when they have felt stuck. Your stories have inspired us, and we hope they have inspired our listeners as well.
As we close this chapter, we want to remind you to keep pushing forward, embracing your journey, and never giving up on the life you envision for yourself. Thank you for being a part of this amazing experience with us.
Now, please meet Alphonso James:
Alphonso James was a 17-year-old child in 1985 when he was arrested and falsely convicted of 1st Degree Intentional Homicide for the murder of a man he’d never seen or met. After a brief two-day trial, he was sentenced to Life plus 5 years in prison. Although he was physically confined and dealt with seemingly impossible obstacles to his release, Alphonso found freedom and liberation within himself. He went from a 3rd grade reading level to earning degrees in theology and culinary arts and authoring a memoir. Alphonso worked faithfully and with courageous belief on his own process of inner healing, and today he walks in a hard-earned spirit of love and forgiveness. With tireless persistence, and the work of the Wisconsin Innocence Project, Alphonso was finally freed in 2017 after 32 years of confinement for a crime he did not commit. Besides righting the wrong of his conviction once and for all, Alphonso is committed to inspiring others to break free of the prisons within themselves and pursue their own journey of healing.
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