not until a woman, an attorney named ellen eggers got involved were they able to prove my innocence. the witnesses who 20 years prior testified against me all recanted, and so here i am today. i've been home for one single year -- [ applause ] -- to the month. i've been home for a year. my story is not basically my story. it's the story of many people. many young men who i left behind in prison. many adults who have the inner child still damaged and hurting and maybe can never take that back. can never relive that. but there are grown adults now who suffer from a terrible upbringing. since my release, i have jumped right in. i made myself a promise that if and when i ever get out, i would lend my voice and lend my time and dedicate myself to issues that were close to my heart as is the youth promise act. to my true blessing was i came across professor scott wood and seth winer from the law school center for justice and these men embraced me and i embraced them and our mission to restore a number of issues, mainly those involving of youth and the surrounding cities, mainly los angeles