Our Student Team
Kelly Goonan
Kelly is a Chicago suburbanite and current senior at Georgetown University studying Government with a Pre-Medical concentration. After graduation, she plans on attending graduate school to pursue a career in public health while continuing her passion of prison justice reform.
Josiah Laney
Josiah is an L.A. native and a senior at Georgetown University where he studies international politics. He aspires to live in a world where his government can be trusted to bring justice and reward hard work. In the future, he hopes to reach this vision by leading a career in law and public policy.
Abriana Saenz
Abri was born and raised in south Texas and is currently a senior at Georgetown University. She studies Culture and Politics with a focus in human rights and international law. She plans to attend law school and continue working to dismantle and expose injustices within the criminal legal system.
Making an Exoneree
Started in 2018 by Marc Howard and Marty Tankleff, this Georgetown class gives undergraduate students the unique ability to work on a live wrongful conviction case and advocate for someone’s exoneration. Marc Howard is both a professor and lawyer who has dedicated his career to prison justice reform and education. As an exoneree himself, Marty Tankleff understands the nuances of incarceration and exoneration from personal experience, and has also dedicated his career as a lawyer to bring justice to other victims of wrongful convictions.
