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In 1992, a grandmother, a teenage girl, and four children were beaten and stabbed to death in Somerville, Texas. The perpetrator set the house on fire to cover his tracks. Authorities were eager to make an arrest. Five days later, Anthony Graves was in custody. Graves, then 26 years old and without an attorney, was certain that his innocence was obvious. He did not know the victims, he had no knowledge about the crime, and he had an airtight alibi with witnesses. Yet Graves was indicted, convicted of capital murder, and sentenced to death.

Anthony Graves is transforming lives of individuals and communities impacted by the criminal justice system through the power of storytelling. Join him on his weekly Infinite Hope Podcast to hear stories from advocates, formerly incarcerated individuals, and community leaders working to change the justice system.Anthony Graves, U.S. Death Row Exoneree #138, spent 18 ½ years behind bars, 16 of these years in solitary confinement and 12 years of his sentence on death row.In October 2010, all charges against him were dropped and he was set free. Prosecutors reviewing the case found not only that...