Cheri Hayden is Free!

With your support, Cheri is free and can now be at home with her family for the holidays while IJLA continues to advocate for her in court for full exoneration. Thank you to everyone whose overwhelming generosity has made this moment possible.

Cheri has been in prison for more than 17 years and is in need of items that will make her transition to freedom more comfortable. As we are in the season for giving, please purchase an item from her wishlist here:

It remains up to the Jefferson Parish District Attorney to decide whether to continue to prosecute her for a crime she did not commit or to dismiss the charge against her. IJLA’s investigation revealed multiple witnesses who attested that Cheri did not commit this crime and that another woman did, and Louisiana’s higher courts have determined that she is innocent. Thank you to everyone who is standing with Cheri as she fights to be fully exonerated.

Louisiana has the highest incarceration rate in the world. Join us in the fight for a more just system.

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