Juan Roberto Melendez-Colon

Male, Person

1951 –

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Who is Juan Roberto Melendez-Colon?

Juan Roberto Melendez-Colon 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.

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Born
May 24, 1951
Brooklyn
Also known as
  • Juan Melendez

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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