Dear family, friends, colleagues, and allies;

as we sit at home in quarantine with the choice to see or call a doctor when we want or need to remember our loved ones in prisons and jails so not have that choice. As we sit and contemplate showering or turning in the AC to cool off remember that our loved ones in prisons and jails do not have that choice. As the summer weather brings in picnics with our phase 2 openings remember our loved ones in Connecticut level 4 facilities get two hours to decide if they will shower, work out, or call a loved one.

I was so happy, thankful, and proud of my kids. I never wanted to stop holding them. But in 2004, I was arrested and convicted for the murders of two women in the 7th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana — a crime I did not commit. 

Darrill Henry, an innocent man had to endure this inhumane treatment but this is the norm not the exception. Real rehabilitation, real second chances, real justice starts with the police, prosecutors, and judges being willing to do the right thing even when it is hard!

”After DNA evidence excluded me from the crime scene evidence, the same judge from my original trial vacated my conviction. The District Attorney’s Office is appealing the reversal. The court set bail at $400,000 so that I could be home with my family while I continue to fight my wrongful conviction. My family has had to raise $48,000 to pay a bondsman so I could come home.  
Spending this Father’s Day with my kids means everything to me, especially because my daughter is pregnant with my first grandchild. 

To all the fathers and father figures out there: Happy Father’s Day! Hug your kids tight. I know I will! Thanks” -Darrill Henry