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Heather Weigand of the Life After Exoneration Program is featured in an exciting, exclusive, in-depth and inside interview with exoneree Timothy Atkins discussing/nHeadline Civil Rights News. After 20 years in prison for a killing that a key witness says he didn't commit, Timothy Watkins is a free man because of the tireless efforts of Heather Weigand and the Life After Exoneration Program. In light of recanted testimony, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael A. Tynan overturned Atkins' conviction and ordered his immediate release. Tynan was the trial judge in 1987 when Atkins was convicted of second-degree murder and two counts of robbery and sentenced to 32 years in prison./nHeather Weigand serves as the Life After Exoneration Program's Director of Client Services and New Programs. She began modeling policy and service provision in 2005 for the exonerated in the Western Region of the United States. Currently, her efforts are directed to developing and providing exemplary services to the exonerated in California and Texas. This includes delivery of a regional policy & service model that can be replicated in states with the highest population of exonerees. In conjunction with her co-director, she oversees the board building, development, fund raising, advocacy, public education and lobbying efforts for this unique grass roots organization. Heather incubated the very first "Council of the Wrongfully Convicted", an exoneree-led council and leadership program and still acts as its primary advisor./nFeatured Guest/nHeather Weigand: Program Director of Client Services and New Programs
Life After Exoneration
weigand@exonerated.org
http://www.exonerated.org
510-292-6010
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