Herman Lindsey
Herman Lindsey spent three years on death row for a crime he did not commit.
Herman became the 135th person to be exonerated from death row since the death penalty was reinstated in the U.S., and the 23rd person to be exonerated from Florida’s death row. Florida has the highest rate of exonerations from death row of any state in the nation.
Herman currently resides in Florida where he works with at-risk youth. He is the Board Secretary of Witness to Innocence, on the Board of Directors of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty and is an Ambassador for Represent Justice. He hosts the online show "Cruel Justice" where he interviews guests on topics related to criminal justice reform. He speaks across the U.S. and internationally and has given talks in Italy and Belgium.
Herman became the 135th person to be exonerated from death row since the death penalty was reinstated in the U.S., and the 23rd person to be exonerated from Florida’s death row. Florida has the highest rate of exonerations from death row of any state in the nation.
Herman currently resides in Florida where he works with at-risk youth. He is the Board Secretary of Witness to Innocence, on the Board of Directors of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty and is an Ambassador for Represent Justice. He hosts the online show "Cruel Justice" where he interviews guests on topics related to criminal justice reform. He speaks across the U.S. and internationally and has given talks in Italy and Belgium.