Juan Roberto Melendez-Colon | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, United States | May 24, 1951
Occupation(s) | Public speaker, activist |
Known for | 99th death row inmate in the United States to be exonerated and released from prison since 1973 |
Juan Roberto Melendez-Colon (born May 24, 1951) is a public speaker and human rights activist who was wrongly convicted of murder and spent over 17 years on death row. He was released from prison on January 3, 2002, making him the 99th death row inmate in the United States to be exonerated and released from prison since 1973.[1][2][3][4]