He Served the Longest Sentence of Any Innocent U.S. Inmate (360°)

In this stunning 360° video, former U.S. inmate Rickey Jackson, who was wrongfully imprisoned for 40 years (including being on death row and in solitary), tells the story of his rebirth. At the time of his release, Jackson served the longest sentence of any exonerated U.S. inmate. Read more: www.theatlantic.com/video/ind...
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"Send Me Home" was directed by Cassandra Evanisko and produced by Lonelyleap. It is part of The Atlantic Selects, an online showcase of short documentaries from independent creators, curated by The Atlantic.
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[@dreman901]

How much money did they reimburse him, please tell me bro this hurts

[@yunglife1244]

He should receive 40 million 1 million for every year he was incarcerated. All those years of being locked up he'll never get back

[@headquarterproductions]

Hope he gets revenge by killing those who are responsible for this! That is what I would want to do at least if it was me.

[@lindatrombley3]

How does anyone live with killing another even in an execution as it is still murder only the lsw protects them which it shouldnt as they are murderers.

[@leonardmayberry4494]

@@dreman901 7777

[@jaytee3217]

"I went to sleep at 18 & woke up at 60"... Let that sink in. Just wow.

[@kagisomontoeli]

damn it sanked flip

[@daisychuju8944]

So sad :(

[@liyah7901]

😰😰😰😰😰😰

[@oluchioluwaseyi9950]

im actually crying....that hurts me.....I can't imagine...

[@PrincessTatyanna]

That's terrible

[@georgesparks9206]

Let me guess, no one went to jail for framing him for murder.

[@WSPC7115]

Of course not. This is america

[@joeblowe7446]

The Justice system robbed this fellow of 40 years of life . Imagine the punishment an Individual would receive of a similar crime .

[@metro6028]

he is black so who cares? this is the usa and noone is embarrassed by this!! or goes to jail over this!

[@grugposter605]

Cringe

[@adelaidecorpuz2077]

This is america and they called this a great nation.

[@tenjuna]

That man deserves every minute of peace he can squeeze out of life. Respect.

[@reliablethreat23]

I couldn't even imagine losing 40 years of life for something you didn't even do! That's an absolute nightmare! May God bless him and continue to bless him with a long and healthy life so that he may enjoy his remaining years to the fullest!

[@limae2134]

In JESUS Name amen

[@dOdAdEish]

He Served the Longest Sentence of Any Innocent U.S. Inmate That we Know of

[@camvworld5674]

Sure there were innocent ppl who faced the death penalty as well.

[@willjackson4354]

Guy got out about a year or so ago here in Jacksonville did 42 and was proven innocent.

[@michaelspencer3369]

Exactly! Thanks for pointing out the fallacious claim

[@1oldskoolluvr]

@@michaelspencer3369 you do realize this video was posted almost 3 years ago (Dec 07, 2018) and Ricky was exonerated on Nov 21, 2014 (nearly 7 years ago). At the time, he probably was the longest serving innocent person in US prison. This isn't some Guinness World Record contest, show some respect for the story they're sharing with us.

[@michaelspencer3369]

@@1oldskoolluvr Nothing BUT respect and abject empathy for those wrongfully convicted and sentenced. I once wrote a paper on the right of Habeas Corpus in regards to wrongfully convicted persons in the history of the American penal system, and was absolutely appalled during research to discover that HUNDREDS of people have been proven to have been wrongfully convicted, even executed...THAT WE KNOW OF...and this was my point. We cannot logically know who was the LONGEST, because it is not possible that we know of them all. Nothing but respect, and all who are proven to have wrongfully spent incarceration time should automatically get compensation in the Millions in my opinion. Meant no disrespect.

[@anniehall8474]

60 years old!!!! Rickey, I am so sorry you were in prison so long, being innocent. I am so glad you are happy now.

[@shs7089]

This is sad and scary and it's still happening today.

[@eddiebills6569]

I know it won't take back the precious years of false time served, but he should be broke off for every second served for a crime he did not commit.

[@naturallynature1559]

I agree! May you receive healing at a cellular level ❤️🙏🏾

[@sheliamccullough1626]

For real

[@chandrareid6966]

I wonder if the people who convicted him are still alive like lawyers, judges, and jury and most of all police officers.

[@RobbyTripp]

I don’t think most people really even fathom this. Very few can actually relate to this man and truly understand the insane hardships he had to overcome to come out like he has.

[@katherinesciolino1447]

He has a strong spirit and soul , God will bless him . 🙏

[@smashndashentandpromotions9255]

Not true at at all. There's thousands of black men going through this right now

[@zigzag2520]

@@smashndashentandpromotions9255 yeah there’s thousands of men dealing with our corrupt Justus system black, white , Asian, Hispanic it’s big money for government criminals and they don’t discriminate , these criminals will take money from anyone no matter your color.

[@0116Lori]

I was thinking about this when I was watching the video. I don't think I could totally understand what he went through. If I knew him personally and he was talking, I would just respectfully listen. I am amazed at how much peace he exudes and so happy that he doesn't seem to be wasting the rest of his life with anger that would finish him off. I hope he gets to live happily and healthy for a long, long time to enjoy this earth and then forever after that. Bless this man.

[@RobbyTripp]

@@smashndashentandpromotions9255 so you only care about black people who have been wrongly convicted? What about the Whites, Hispanics and others that have been? Also you’re incorrect saying thousands of other black men have spent decades in jail for nothing…..

[@aliahmadabdulkhaaliq2653]

By time he was exonerated he had already made peace with never getting out. Smh. That’s crazy!

[@droopypie]

his mother must've wept for 40 yrs., poor woman

[@buttarain27]

More than likely her death was partly due to a broken heart, which is extreme stress, and we all know now that stress causes all kinds of illnesses.

[@Michelle-pn9xt]

What about his father?? Just in case you did not know, men are parents too!!!!!!!!

[@droopypie]

@@billsmlth5381 what does this have to do with anything? stop playing the race card and everyone knows blacks are arrested far more often than whites (although whites get more traffic tickets - males, that is)

[@droopypie]

@@Michelle-pn9xt wtf? father was not mentioned in the video, just in case you did not watch it!!!!!

[@ChillFeeds]

Bill Smlth this is the dumbest comment I have ever seen. Jesus Christ man.

[@Tis_I_SirJames]

Man, I'm so pissed off at our justice system and I've never served a day in jail. They did this man so wrong on so many levels.

[@welshdruid1957]

From an outsiders perspective I would not trust the American legal system further than I can throw it! The innocent get convicted and the guilty get away scot free if they have enough money behind them!

[@spyingonyallteacup2744]

STOP SAYING SYSTEM SAY WHITE PEOPLE

[@StopCrying17]

Pls become the president

[@geminiman7791]

@@spyingonyallteacup2744 There probably was racial bias in his trial and sentencing but it's ignorant to say it's a white people thing cause there's been whites or any other color who have been wrongly imprisoned many times

[@yunglife1244]

@@geminiman7791 Yet 9 times out of 10 even if it was a white man that was innocent he wouldn't served this much time.

[@kc-vf4lp]

I've worked in Prisons for over 25 years and this is heartbreaking. I wish him all the best.

[@mrj-charles6383]

Just happy Ohio finally paid him and the other two who were convicted with him. He has 7.2 million for 39 years in prison. Decent payday but not worth it to give up almost 40 years of your life.

[@rosegray6606]

He lost all those years..Good he live to make it out of the prison and got plenty of money to make his dream come true..

[@untitled8450]

not even close to enough 💰

[@untitled8450]

💯

[@untitled8450]

deserves at least 5 times that

[@darleneaitken1620]

How much of it did the lawyers get, 7mil?

[@adrianreyes4308]

I did 11 years and got out when they realized I was innocent. Went in at 15 years old and got out at 26. I got a life sentence for something I didn’t do so I know how this feels.

[@kennystephens6602]

Hey brother glad you got out and were proven innocent. That's a long time taken from u. Hope you got paid.

[@mamadytraore5797]

Sorry , somebody pa I d for crime commited against u. So sorry

[@hotmess7209]

Do you guys actually get paid for that. You deserve pay..sorry for all the lost years God is great through it all

[@catelynvans2656]

I feel so bad for you. A whole decade you can’t get back 🥺❤️

[@yardleyj9391]

I hope you are being compensated, though no compensation can give you those stolen years.

[@Bdabiggest]

His mom passed away while being incarcerated, that’s pain that would damage me emotionally and physically 💔💔

[@helenperkins3870]

THIS IS SO SAD.DID DNA PROVE HIS INNOCENCE? WAS HE COMPENSATED?

[@noahholcomb4666]

@@helenperkins3870 Did you read the story? The eyewitness recanted. Nothing about DNA.

[@AH2HYPE]

@@noahholcomb4666 That eyewitness should take the very cell he was in.

[@supreme1096]

You only get one chance to bury your loved ones.

[@truthis612]

Very articulate for someone who has been incarcerated for 40 years; since he was 18.

[@tobiasgoldman]

The strength to get through that. The human capacity to survive is amazing. He's an inspiration.

[@comebackcarson]

This brought me to tears , this truly the best of the internet…what a beautiful way to tell a story and honor a man.

[@ntpy7005]

"I went to bed 18 and woke up 60" That's deep, very deep. Stay strong and stay blessed, brother. You are a survivor! 😭

[@daisydejesus7143]

Champ!

[@sheliamccullough1626]

Deep

[@dooberdave219]

'''a lot of people don't get the break's i got''' ..........from a dude who spent 40 year's locked up on a bum rap. THAT is gratitude .

[@DENDEAURA]

so impressive

[@82Jaster]

As sad as it is, he's right. Look at the people who've been put to death and later found to be innocent. Or those that died in prison before they could be cleared. Then you've got others who spend decades of their lives in prison and are in states that have caps on how someone can be compensated. For example, here's a story of a man named Rickey Jackson that was cleared after nearly 3 decades. He's in Oklahoma, which only allows up to 175k in compensation abcnews.go.com/US/6250-inmate-cleared-murder-decades-year-bars/story?id=64484162 I think that's why you see people like this not have bitterness that we think of. They've been in and seen innocent people die or be put to death without ever getting cleared in time. So they're thankful about getting that second chance that those people never did.

[@joys8634]

@@82Jaster that's the equivalent of getting your fingers removed, and saying you are in a better position than some lmao. he shouldn't have been punished.

[@82Jaster]

@@joys8634 I'm in complete agreement with you. Don't get me wrong, i'm not trying to defend what's happened to people like him. It's bullshit and shows just how corrupt our criminal "justice" system is. I just think that for them once you've spent most of your life locked up for something you didn't do, it's not worth spending what time you have left being bitter about it. You can see it with his story. He's getting up early in the morning because he wants to enjoy every second he has. That's not meant to be an uplifting message. Because the reason he has to feel that way is because he was robbed of so much of his life in the first place.

[@theerealjazz]

@DinkleDigeroo imagine being cuffed on the ground with a police officers knee to your neck for nine minutes...shame..

[@solitarykid2876]

I can't even begin to imagine the pain this man endured.

[@71donkrider]

This man enunciated his words immaculately. Good thing he lived to be exonerated. What a powerful story.

[@harrymills2770]

May he live to 100, with good health!

[@SL-lz9jr]

@@billsmlth5381 What crack are you on? Also, you should probably learn by now that any statistic can be manipulated. If your society puts more effort into arresting black people over white people, guess what, that'll inflate the numbers of black arrests vs white arrests. If your society convict more black people than you do white people, guess what, that'll inflate the numbers of black convictions vs white convictions. If you're out looking for a particular type of person (black vs white) to commit a crime, well then, it's only natural that you'll be missing all the others (e.g. a long while back I remember watching a video showing racial profiling simulated, with employees following black people, but totally missing and not seeing the white people stealing because they were so focused on the black customers). Statistics are numbers capturing a detail in a very specific moment in time. Without context for how those numbers were achieved, where it derived, or what factors went into the situations creating these numbers, it's meaningless. It is still useful information but it is not God, it is not all-knowing, or all-seeing and cannot represent the totality of our lives. Just remember that. Stats only tell us a very, very small part of the story. The manipulation is not always intentional. There's a lot of unintentional bias in statistics because we are flawed human beings.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@ICantWaitFor TheNewKindom You are the most-racist person commenting on here. Let that irony sink in.

[@olajidethomas7453]

His whole life taken away from him😢

[@dawapfactor5882]

Ameen

[@misst.e.a.187]

@Evan Koch Not much, from what I've read. About $2.5m

[@uniqueLeo08]

I'm grateful he's alive too and able to create memories and live.

[@flipdibiase9770]

he lost 40yrs

[@uniqueLeo08]

@@flipdibiase9770 he most definitely did and in those 40 years he could've died by murder or suicide because of his innocence and how prison had the ability to mess with your mental.

[@qaezr4002]

the only memories he got was in prison

[@uniqueLeo08]

@@qaezr4002 please keep your day job

[@kennethsee6262]

Memories of prison?

[@larsmonsen88]

Makes me so happy to see he has a beautifull home and family! You deserve everything in this world and then some, Rickey! Im sorry for what they did to you.

[@alpha_male_s]

If you touch the screen, you can span the camera around. I’ve never seen that before

[@koredeoguntuga3717]

Hahaha AMS in the building!! Aye

[@orangehead128]

🤣 I thought I've finally lost my mind, suprised me too.

[@amuroray9115]

@@orangehead128 lol

[@tramorester]

Wow brilliant

[@david-pb4bi]

Thanks would never have found that amazing.

[@fquint6468]

Stories like this just kill me, I can't even imagine what kind of hell he went through.

[@TheGrandmaster1]

When showed the inside of his cell for a solid minute or so near the beginning, I just scrolled around the whole 360 thing in awe....awe that a human's life could take place inside of a nightmare, inside of a horror show like that.... I mean I know prison's aren't supposed to be paradise but goddamn....that wasn't a cell, it was a hole in the fabric of existence. Some kind of netherworld purgatory neither in the world of the living or the dead. I felt enclosed and anxious just looking at the damn video.

[@lorrainebanath-yasharahla9561]

f quint: YES YOU ARE RIGHT

[@jessarose2288]

I know, it sincerely breaks my heart in fucking two. It makes it so hard to have faith in my country, in my fellow citizens... But then that's been the story of my life more and more since Nov 2016 but

[@DesireToWin.]

so nobody is going to talk about how good of a speaker this man is

[@MsDee409]

Agreed

[@stephanieawuah]

Nah I was literally thinking the same thing in my head -- that he speaks sooo well.

[@fa2349]

Why would he not be a good speaker

[@nicolerenee7]

Why is that surprising? Is it really that much of a big deal in the US if a black person speaks well?

[@colliebee7657]

@@nicolerenee7 being locked up for 39 years. Very much so surprising 🤷🏾‍♂️. Well at the least to me.

[@adge170578]

“My time is the most precious thing I’ve got” Awesome statement

[@kimberlyashcraft7841]

There isn’t enough money in the world to repay this man for the life that was unjustly stolen from him. May God bless him beyond measure every day for the rest of his life. Makes me sick thinking of all that he missed unfairly.

[@dalondabaker3338]

That's real talk Kimberly. Thank you

[@whatsinaname11]

Quite. But I hope they paid up nevertheless.

[@sosouth15]

My ex knew someone who spent 10 years in prison for something he didnt before being exonerated and paid a lot of money for it. He still feels very depressed and said the money meant NOTHING to him. He'll never get that decade back

[@johnsheedy461]

WHEN WILL THE GOVERNMENT STEP UP AND REALIZE THAT THE JURY SYSTEM AND THE PROSECUTORS AND THE DEFENCE LAWYERS NEED STAIGHTENING OUT ? They do anything to win or to defend a criminal. They should all be bound to fight for justice AND nothing else !

[@ItsNotRealLife]

John Sheedy They did exactly what you said they should do. The only thing they had to go on was from the evidence from a lying BLACK witness

[@leemacon2603]

@@ItsNotRealLife he was 12 years old and coerced into saying that it was Mr. Jackson...moron.

[@sturnbull09]

When people say, "still got a long way to go" this is what they mean. Locking up an innocent man for 39 years for a crime he DID NOT COMMIT is unacceptable.

[@miltonantonio9242]

Hello 👋

[@viviansouza7188]

Amen 🙌

[@leenm.7677]

I am incredibly moved by Mr. Jackson. I am so sorry for what he has, and so many other have endured. I hope his life since has been absolutely amazing. ♥️

[@smashndashentandpromotions9255]

Almost every black person knows someone going through this. We're the only ones who have to be afraid of ending up in this same situation

[@constantineisaias5384]

Beautiful done! So touching! I am so sorry for what he went through. Blessings Ricky Jackson! He should do more voice over! He has the perfect voice!

[@AngelicTroubleMaker-LaVooDoo]

When u think u have had a bad day...then u see this and feel so blessed. Thanks for sharing your testimony brother.

[@timeindigenoustimeseeker7059]

This is inhuman treatment

[@IamtheNight99]

@@timeindigenoustimeseeker7059 This is worse: www.watchdominion.com

[@IamtheNight99]

@@timeindigenoustimeseeker7059 This is worse: www.watchdominion.com

[@IamtheNight99]

@@timeindigenoustimeseeker7059 This is worse: www.watchdominion.com

[@IamtheNight99]

@@timeindigenoustimeseeker7059 This is worse: www.watchdominion.com

[@koromosmajuliius1289]

And the people who wrongly accused him and destroyed his life are still free ???

[@deborahencarnacion5114]

YOU CAN BEST BELIEVE HE DID NOT WORK FOR WHAT HE 'S GOT HE HAS BEEN PAID MILLIONSSSSSSSSSSSSSS OF dollars.. I know od a female here in New York state (ROCHESTER), was cleared of a Kodak executive , she was innocent did no whete near the time he did (about 15 years or so), and she was awaded soething like ipoint -2 million so you can imagine how much he received for 39-40 years!!!!!!

[@socillizt4life]

@@deborahencarnacion5114 He deserves every dime & the rest,they stole 3quarters of that mans existence

[@deborahencarnacion5114]

@@socillizt4life FACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@swibmabang7889]

He deserves to have million dollars for the crime he didn't commit . That was America before. White judges, prosecutors , jurists , white supremacist , racism and many more. Today, black lives matter. New technologies help a lot.

[@africanqueen007]

@@deborahencarnacion5114 will that money give him back his youth/his life?

[@Amanda-vl5ud]

Imagine if he had actually gotten the death penalty when he was those years on death row. I can not imagine what he has gone through being locked up for 40 years while innocent. He is incredibly strong

[@erikafreebird6449]

His Beautiful attitude, is a testiment to his pure heart, and spirit. His mama iin heaven is smiling upon him. God Bless him and his new life.💗

[@charmanehenderson4625]

This man has a Beautiful Spirit.

[@tammicavalet3974]

Yes he does

[@TonyEnglandUK]

If there's such a place as Heaven, this guy had better be guaranteed a seat in the front row.

[@supasoda9030]

He's not whining and nor does he even sound angry. I watch ppl who are angry at officers for arresting them on warrants for issssh that they know is true. This man did nothing wrong, yet he still has the spirit he does.

[@MrDeanDog91]

40 years trapped in 4 walls, you either become insane or a saint...glad he turned out to be a saint

[@wingerj1125]

people need to start holding these prosecutors responsible for these mistakes. This happen everyday in the united states. especially in st. Tammany Parish Louisiana.

[@stylefoodwithlaila4914]

They're not mistakes, just another black man to the justice system.....they dont care.

[@onlythewise1]

ok were right behind you let go get them

[@ItsNotRealLife]

JohnDoe Kassem It's absolutely nothing at all to do with race

[@ItsNotRealLife]

winger j Who did it happen to yesterday?

[@sandrajohnson5397]

Yes how do we stop public corruption and it' repulsive sickening grip. I'm sitting her in my deceased parents home and asking why do leaders black and whites continue with these blatant type of attitudes that they just don't care, just as long as me and my house, are ok. We must take heed for GOD sake, and our on. For judgement will come, and everyone will give account of our horrendous Deeds. My soul cry's out Oh LORD please , let not Your grace and mercy pass us by. For Oh LORD, we have done wrong for so long and we are in so deep with evil we refuse to turn back now. To much money and prison sentencing at stake. The good ole boy's of South Carolina ,were is the bible belt . That's just a lie they told!!!!!

[@stephanieawuah]

So sad but beautiful how he never gave up on his life and is living it fully! All the best.

[@doreenwatson-read]

what a lovely man, we could learn a lot from his simple outlook on life.

[@chadwashington4074]

Make a movie ,the world needs to see this, this is the only way its gonna stop,show how corrupt the system is.please

[@corethaward7480]

The same people that put him in prison own Hollywood, the Government AND WHAT YOU EAT AND DRINK! Let that sink in. 😳

[@ermeldadancy4846]

SO TRUE

[@angelservant4213]

@@corethaward7480 Hi MY, JESUS BELOVED... They think they own those things ...they OWNS NOTHING!!! GOD. JESUS BLESS His HEART BUT KNOW THIS, MY, JESUS BLOOD TRUTH... FOR IT IS WRITTEN...THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S AND THE FULNESS THEREOF. (PSALM 24; 1-3.) IT IS WRITTEN...THY KINGDOM COME AND THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. (MATTHEW 6; 10.) They ARE all in it together. The SO CALLED presidents government work places schools policeman lawyers doctors stores & etc. & Even MY, JESUS SO CALLED churches, which now is CALLED hurt-cha's (that many of MY, JESUS Children have experienced by the hands of those SO CALLED preachers & etc. (demons!!.) demons DON'T HAVE souls!!! These one's & alike's operates from that satanic demonic system, meaning the realm of satan!!, its frequency . Their wrongs are SO CALLED right, & What's RIGHT , to them (the demonics) is SO CALLED wrong to them. They ARE SAME AS satan TWISTED!! They abide by a set of satanic demonic rules conjured up by satan!! (evil doer's!!) That thinks their demonic identities & purposes are hidden, BUT ARE NOT!!!. & carried out by its demons, those demonic one's!! (agents for satan!!.) They dont care who they wrong hurt beat still or kill. (satan's original intent!!.) IT'S called satanic democracy!! THERE IS MORE TO MY, JESUS BLOOD TRUTH They ALL HAVE A VERY RUDE AWAKENING COMING. FOR, IT IS WRITTEN...VENGEANCE IS MINE AND I SHALL REPAY. (DUETERONOMY 32: 35) They may think they HAVE been getting by...HA HA HA !!! I, JESUS CAN ASSURE You ALL they WILL NOT GET AWAY!!! ... FOR, IT IS WRITTEN...THE BIGGEST FOOL IS A FOOL THAT CONTINUESLY FOOLS themselves!!!. I SEE you ARE AWARE WHAT TIME IT IS. & I'm NOT TALKING ABOUT THE CLOCK ON THE WALL!!!. IT'S GOES STRAIGHT TO my HEART, The Pain THAT CHRIST ALLOWS me to Feel, IT IS NOT GOOD, NOR NOWHERE IN COMPARISON OF WHAT Our FATHER JESUS FEELS, NOT even a one iota OF WHAT CHRIST FEELS FROM THE MISTREATMENT IN THIS WORLD THATS BEEN GOING ON DATTED ALL THE WAY BACK TO adam & Eve IN their DISOBEDIENCE TO ME, JESUS. FOR THE ENDTIMES ARE UPON THE EARTH, NOone KNOWS THE DAY TIME OR HOUR OF MY, JESUS RETURN, MEANING For your Individual DEATHS."" THE FACT OF THIS MATTER IS JUST BE READY WHEN I JESUS COME. FOR Whatever time I, JESUS "may" afford deceiver's & ones IN DURATION OF Time THAT I, JESUS Render's to All each , BEFORE I, JESUS END THE EARTH. MY, JESUS DOOR TO HEAVEN WILL BE CLOSED BEFORE I, JESUS END THE EARTH. FOR , JESUS AM HERE I'M THERE I'M, JESUS AM EVERYWHERE!!!. I AM THAT I AM, HAVE SPOKEN, TAKE HEED. L O V E. J. E. S. U. S. I, JESUS LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH STILL, I NEVER WANTED ANY OF You TO PERISH.

[@petergiannis9222]

Nice idea, but truth is....It's never gonna stop. The whole thing is automatically set on repeat. SAD!!!!!

[@Retro101EmulationnGames]

the movie was called "the green mile" no one gave a shit what makes you think people gonna give a shit now?

[@jessicasikora8564]

This man suffered the most immense form of injustice imaginable and came out the other side happy just to be alive. I'm going to keep this bookmarked so I can go back to it any time I need perspective on my struggles.

[@Perrydaddy2000]

Agreed.

[@thomasgraham4837]

Jessica Sikora i

[@qbreezy4893]

Jessica Sikora 😐

[@TheGrandmaster1]

Think of the things that we take for granted or things we might find annoying (maybe the drive to work or stopping to get gas) that probably mean the world to him. Driving to the store is probably something he enjoys every moment of.

[@colliningraham8838]

Good point but way to be reacist. You're a brown, liberal, woman. You have at least one SJW card on her. You don't know the meaning of true suffering. You both don't. Everything true, but you are a brown, woman, liberal. I am a concisdidor never been defeated. You know white man. The bane of your existence. Not like a uncle toming white liberal, but like a real whit man like one who stands up for himself rather than one who tells you what you want to hear and takes your vote aka money. BROWN FEMININE LIBERALS ARE SO PRIVILEGED.. HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS, BUT EVEN AFTER YEARS OF HYPICRISM AND BIGOTRY NOW THERE KIDS WANNA TALK. Do you know how librals treated my father when he came back from veitnam. Do you know how they've been treating me my whold life. Frackin that libral teacher Luke tried to kill me and I'm spose to be happy. I literlly did nothing. And now I''m spose to walk into the sunset with Marry Sue. At least she's not brown. But f that hoe. @Misty Clouds

[@cesmaramaya]

I loved this video. The last scene where he is checking out the floor and puts a chair over it so that no one gets hurt... that's the kind of person he is. 🥺

[@jen24gibson1]

You have the most beautiful and innocent voice. I am so glad that you have the capability for forgiveness to those that wronged you! You enjoy life now!

[@FreedomofSpeech865]

They convicted him based on eye witness account of a 12 year old kid who was pressured by the police. What a burden for that child. Rickey has the best outlook, I hope he has many more years of freedom to enjoy the new lease on life.

[@harrymills2770]

He's got a clean conscience, which is more than the bastards who locked him up have going for them.

[@bobsaturday4273]

wasn't just on that rotten lying punk , the real criminals are those cops that staged it all , the prosecutors that pushed it thru and the jury of 12 people that ignored the evidence of that kids friends who testified that the kid was nowhere near the crime when it happened .

[@marketatomlinson2144]

I understand that he was a kid at the time he lied. As the years passed he grew up n could have informed someone that he was pressured to lie. No I'm not going to say poor kid cause he lied n didn't spend one night in prison. I feel sorry for the man who spent most of his life locked up because of a lie. Smdh your pity is for the wrong person in my opinion.

[@susiearviso3032]

Life isn't always fair. We know this. Doing right, staying honest and living as innocently as possible helps to avoid unpleasant and dark experiences.

[@cegesl4521]

He is not poor he is a evil man who had nothing but hateful in his mind hope he pays for it one day

[@jamespowell1442]

The sad fact is that the dirty,rotten,bastards who framed this man got away with what they did!!

[@peter58peter]

Exactly! real criminals r out there as we speak; killing...

[@FQS124]

@@peter58peter this country needs a civil war with the elites being the target

[@FQS124]

@@Har0Id what? How am I a libtard?

[@starwarsrebel2006]

@@Har0Id I think you got that backwards. The rich, elite people like those in Hollywood are left-leaning liberals and this guy is saying they are the ones who should be targeted.

[@TA-ht4jo]

And we’re supposed to believe that karma is real.

[@laylla.s7993]

I’m so sorry this happened, I know saying it doesn’t change anything but may god bless your life & protect your soul❤️

[@lorrainehawkins123]

This just breaks my heart there are so many innocent people in these damn prisons for profit

[@PaulJacksonOttawa]

Thank you Rickey Jackson for sharing your story. Your story, your triumph, and most importantly your name I will never forget. Thank you Rickey Jackson. I have no idea how to express my respect for you on so many levels, but please know, you are an amazing human being.

[@MeltedPearls]

This! I wish we could express this to him.

[@lorrainebanath-yasharahla9561]

Paul Jackson : EXACTLY

[@lorrainebanath-yasharahla9561]

Paul Jackson: I am crying so much regarding Rickey Jackson's story until my stomach is hurting.

[@lovely-mk4rt]

I wish all the best for this man. Good health, much happiness and a long and peaceful life.

[@jamesburkjr2803]

Such a great story of his life. Keep pushing Mr. Rick you're very inspiring. I'm sorry you went through what you did but it seems like you made it through to come out so much greater and that is hard to do. Much love

[@hamzaduplessis3576]

I'm from Cape Town, South Africa. I salute you sir, I salute you for what you had endured! You seem like such a great man and many of us can learn from that. Thus today looking at this video, I don't just call you a great man but you are a HERO!

[@citizenofnowhere7776]

NO amount of monetary compensation would be enough.

[@missmissy_90]

Agreed. 20 million or 200 million isn't enough. He seems to have a ton of grace though and let the anger of the first decade go away. What terrifies me is an innocent man goes to prison. In order to stay alive himself he may or may not have to do things to protect himself. What would have happened if after 40 years he picked up new charges.

[@FlatKitten]

@@missmissy_90 time served hopefully. But we are not good at being just in this country.

[@missmissy_90]

@@FlatKitten Ikr? 4 sure

[@dixiedeed4918]

U bet

[@saifullahpowell8197]

citizenofnowhere777 The state has to start somewhere, they cannot take his prime, productive years for free.

[@rileystewart9165]

He's taking it pretty well, he's got wisdom in his veins. Incredible.

[@bplatonova]

40 years!!!,?? I don't know how

[@sankofax8082]

you can only be angry for so long.

[@DAViDD767]

He had to let that anger go!

[@TheHonestTruth]

@@deeughfolte5770 incredibly well said

[@churchgirl5441]

'IT' (wisdom) built his 'house'

[@joshsmith3873]

This is beautiful to see him living life how he derserves too

[@carolberlangieri4337]

How could anyone give this a thumbs down. How this man survived such human cruelty and is not filled with hatred and anger. I don’t know how, but I admire him immensely. The people that gave this a thumbs down wouldn’t make a week. 39 years is unimaginable. God bless Mr Jackson.

[@goundodcr456]

" I went to sleep at 18 and woke up at 60 " That's so sad. 😢😢 Rickey Jackson is a survivor , may God bless him 🙏🙏

[@claraseberry6176]

Yes he is God bless you

[@TM-pj7yu]

Throwing them up there 🙌🏾

[@PhilR09]

Yes, God bless him!

[@salingstuff8085]

But he wasn't sleep he was in hell

[@Woke365]

The people who thumbs down this video should spend 60 days in solitarity confinement.

[@slimtee2]

60 days in prison, period...

[@Appydem]

I think they thumbs down the shit they put him through

[@lauraann5185]

Probably made he survived

[@telltraceyyoursecret4529]

Genesis Real info Report. Exactly

[@ItsNotRealLife]

Applause Ndlovu "They" didn't put him there a lying black witness did - and left him there for forty years

[@terryt643]

Respect to this man he had the prime of his life taken from him and he's got back a life that he is happy with and doesn't seem bitter and stuck on the fact that he was wrongly inprisoned. All power to him and a long life respect

[@kmaterne]

It takes a strong man to not give up, in the face of such a great injustice.

[@garyhughes4819]

Ricky, what can I say. They screwed you, the bastards. Forty years....that is two life times when you consider that it was all done in prison. I feel deeply for you brother. You are a remarkably strong person to have survived that torture. I cant and wont even try to relate and compare what you went through to the torture that was imposed on me by the Australian authorities some fifty years ago. I wish you nothing but the very best for the remaining years that are before you mate. All the very best to you.

[@kennethsee6262]

Lawyers won

[@kennethsee6262]

Prosecutors notch in count for re-election they don't care about anything else but that

[@osasumwenoribo70]

Thanks for the memories

[@MissUnderstoodasAlways]

Gary Hughes agreed. Great words. He’s nicer than these trolls trying to criticize.

[@churchgirl5441]

Well said 🙏

[@gabrielabdul8372]

I'm now going through very difficult time. I lost everything precious in life, my wife, my home, my savings and friends, but after watching this clip, it has made me to calm down. There's always a light at the end of the tunnel.

[@motorsportz8040]

Thats right brotha dont ever give up. God got me through it.

[@iatejimin271]

Gheesh thanks I feel better about my life now

[@lipglosslover83]

I’m so glad he was released and has no hatred in his heart ❤️.. May his days continue to be blessed and prosperous!

[@jimmyobrien7693]

Just hearing you and watching this give me a sense of gratitude. You don't know me but you have changed my life!

[@eddieokojie5425]

And, I never heard him speak of vengeance. What an amazing guy!

[@wanjiruwambui8741]

Myself I could be planning for one No one should waste someone's precious time

[@heru-deshet359]

He doesn't want to go to jail for a reason this time.

[@samnedumedja5323]

What kind of vengeance can he get? There is no point

[@deborahencarnacion5114]

FACT

[@peter58peter]

That's the problem...

[@charlesmelonson1912]

I broke into tears watching this,i just wanted to hug this bratha.

[@romaniamyland6191]

me too. it's soo painful

[@comebackcarson]

This brought me to tears, what a beautiful way to tell a story……

[@holyguy547]

Nice one brother! God bless you. Thanks for forgiving them.

[@hzjohnson1632]

"The day they told me my mother died it was like telling me they ran out of mashed potatoes. That's how removed I was from it emotionally because I couldn't even show emotion." God bless you man! Strong and brave.

[@harrymills2770]

That happened when my older brother died. I was deeply affected, but I plastered over it, or something. Like I went numb.

[@waynemobley7311]

I know that feeling my father died when I was in prison it broke my heart I miss my dad so bad I've been out for 20 years living on right side enjoying life

[@ingridvoltaire6849]

He is a strong man, he should write a book about his life.

[@oneilbuchanan8377]

He should do A Book and a biopics Movie of his life story

[@moddable6921]

unfortunately most people stuck in prison for 39 years dont really know how to write books. he'd need outside help at the very least

[@thewhizkid3937]

👍🏿

[@taymikataymika4962]

He can’t they took it ! He needs healing

[@ngonsainti]

What would he tell? This crazy and cruel civilization took most of it away from him !

[@h2lo704]

This still breaks my heart, I feel so sorry for him. The injustice done to him is so infuriating.

[@robertakins284]

Just happy to see the brother is now free and living his dream. It appears he was also financially compensated for what that's worth.

[@TheHebrewidow]

He deserves a mansion and a yacht! They certainly can't give him 40 years back, so they should make his life left sweet! Blessings to him!

[@stephencoldbear]

He already got $2.6 million back in 2016. That should be plenty for whatever he wants, even if he never works for the rest of his life.

[@TheHebrewidow]

@@stephencoldbear not enough, but this is great news.

[@parkeralan19]

@Clinical Depressionshould be a million for every year of unjust prison time

[@techyrock]

@@stephencoldbear 2.6 mil is more than enough 40 years of life can't be bought for that Pagani costs 3 mil for gods sake

[@warpnin3]

@@TheHebrewidow no, It's not "enough" whatever that means; the most important thing is that all that happened could not make him bitter. He has a wife and children, cars, dogs, an enormous lawn to mow and a house outside one of those violent neighborhoods with the sort of people who committed the crime HE had to pay for.

[@Nordap702]

This should be mandatory viewing for every single proponent of the death penalty. You have to wonder how many similar cases ended in innocent people being murdered by the state...

[@Bangel911]

Thousands most likely....

[@roncinephile]

Not to sound like Jordan Peterson but go read The Gulag Archipelago. To understand what prison is is to understand what pure cruelty and inhumanity people can do to other people and feel no burden on their conscience. It's weird that the people who were accomplice to kidnapping and torturing this guy for nearly 40 years aren't punished.

[@Len124]

The arrival of DNA profiling has exonerated some and brought other guilty verdicts into doubt in a number of cases _after_ the sentencing had already been carried out. It's haunting. Can't imagine what was going through their minds at the end.

[@thomasgrey6309]

You are setting yourself up to be surprised and disappointed with the reality of your fellow Americans. If you believe there are those that will see this vid and have some epiphany as to the flaws, lethally flawed truth of our system, be prepared to cry.

[@108nighthawk]

The guy was still in prison for 39 years. I still support the death penalty and if anything know we need to make the system cheaper and more efficient. I am not going to pretend like a system created by man will be perfect. But we are still accountable to uphold the law and punish those who break them. We know there are risks but that is why we constantly try to make it better. I still support war to protect Western interests and general liberalism/anti-totalitarianism even knowing that innocent civilian casualties usually end up being a victim. The world sucks, we do our best to get by and normally we do not go out of our way to be cruel. If it means we execute horrendous people with a margin of error in wrongful conviction I say it is a tradeoff I personally am willing to accept, at least for now.

[@B-Rai87]

This man is in great shape for a guy in his 60s that in itself is inspiring 👏 🙌

[@kktheonlyonestephens5097]

I don't know why I was meant to watch this, but j cried the whole time. This man is my Hero, I know of none stronger... Love U my brother, thank U💜

[@moreno_163]

It’s scary how your freedom can be taken for 20+ years for something you didn’t do

[@destroya3303]

Some people get framed. It is another way to kill someone

[@moreno_163]

BaeBae ThaDon I agree

[@christopherp4172]

@BaeBae ThaDon or poor

[@purplebutterfly1040]

Yes. But what's worse in my opinion is it takes a couple of years to prove his innocence. But 20 more years to acknowledge his innocence in higher court with the exact evidence that proven his innocence 20 before. System fudged up

[@moreno_163]

@@purplebutterfly1040 yea is very sad smh 👎🏾

[@UselessGTAV]

'You went in there as Rickey Jackson, you better come out of there as Rickey Jackson'

[@donnamarshall5883]

"went to sleep at 18 woke up at 60" those words made me cry

[@mvamedia5199]

Nice piece. Thank you.

[@CJ-nz8it]

This man is an inspiration after everything he's still standing and can find forgiveness. Also the way this video is like the 360° and the audio I love it maybe coz I'm nosey and want to see what's going on behind the camera too but it's ace ♥️

[@livedeliciously]

Without a doubt, this man fully understands the meaning of "live everyday to the fullest". That scene with him on his lawn mower is cathartic.

[@JohnnyAfghanseed]

No matter the struggles we endure, this goes to show that overcoming them is possible.

[@jefferyepstein9210]

What’s even sadder is that none of the people who put him there will ever be held accountable.

[@jeremiah2645]

Thank you for this

[@mlovmo]

"You have a choice about the kind of person you want to be." -Ricky Jackson, 40-year wrongfully imprisoned citizen.

[@alterego924]

that what his mama said. wise words from mama jackson

[@MrNightpwner]

That's crazy, he said not everyone in life got the breaks he got. He's tough.

[@danamiller4867]

He is a very strong person. They took his freedom but not his spirit and reverence for life.

[@lasetlivingstin7752]

He's probably just thankful in a huge way, that he ddnt die in prison...I can almost bet, unless The Most High gave him a sign, he thought of course he was gonna die there...My heart sank from this story...

[@motorsportz8040]

@@lasetlivingstin7752 God did give him a sign when he dreamed how he would live and it happened.

[@jonasmorisma1479]

His story made me cry, grateful and thankful for freedom. Fighters keep fighting

[@anjanetteevans3153]

I know some of what you went through. I was falsely imprisoned as well for a crime I did not commit. My ex did it to me because I didn’t want to be with him anymore. It has destroyed my life! He stole my child from me this way. It’s awful. I am so sorry this happened to you! I will keep you in my prayers. Continue to fight brother ❤️🙏❤️🙏

[@whocares5114]

Why are the prosecutors always free of any wrongdoing ? They did thits on purpose, they should be in jail.

[@MemoGrafix]

Prosecutors & all judicial judges have Immunity. I attempted to sue a judge once for Legal Malpractice and couldn't due to the laws protect them from such claims.

[@whocares5114]

@@MemoGrafix laws need to be changed this can't go on.

[@chesterjackson8682]

l doubt if they are still alive. He's in his 60's now and was 18 when he got locked up. Sad story.

[@MB-bn2hh]

@@hellokitty2397 well Thats just a pretty shitty explanation. Great job referencing Emmett though, really showed your intelligence.

[@MB-bn2hh]

@Mr. R what truth? My mother who is white should be rich and have no permanent record according to these imaginary rules that y'all made up.

[@idiotsavant8419]

This man was awarded $1.6 million dollars for his wrongful imprisonment. I do not believe ANYONE in their right mind would take 1.6 million dollars in exchange for spending 40 years in prison. What is life and time worth? Much more than 1.6 million dollars, that’s what I believe. 1.6 BILLION???? NO WAY...what is the point of being a billionaire at the end of your life, with perhaps, 10 or 15 decent years remaining.

[@thomasgraham4837]

Idiot Savant i

[@mosesmakumbi2428]

Idiot Servant, there millions of people people his age or older that have never been incarcerated, been working all there adult life but don't have even 1000$ in savings, myself inclusive. He who laughs last, laughs best.

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

Not accepting it would make life even more shity.

[@TabsT-vy5jy]

Even on minimum wage. 40 years you can make way more than that. so for compensation and justice it needs to be in the hundreds of millions.

[@velvetvel9763]

He still got a lot of life to live even at that age!

[@PAB929]

Thank you the Atlantic for bringing us such a heroic story..

[@rteal8898]

I spent 6 years in prison and I have been home since 2004. To this day I look at my life as before and after because the experience changed me. This man's story is powerful. I can only imagine the anger in him knowing that he was innocent for 40 years!!!! He should never want for anything for the rest of his days and even then he is owed more than could ever be given. God bless you brother, your strength is inspiring.

[@Chuckernut5]

I hope he lives a very long and pain free life. He deserves it. God bless you Sir.

[@children6751]

Amen🙏🏼💪🏽

[@darthsigil]

God bless him? Really?

[@chridin]

“A lot of people don’t get to do this.. they don’t get the breaks I got.” 🥺 I’ll be thinking about this man next time I go to complain

[@alinagabrial6407]

😢

[@giggleherz]

39 years of his freedom and he still is thankfull

[@aliveandwell3958]

@@giggleherz How though? That's what I don't understand. I feel like I'd be bitter and angry. Smh

[@MrLee-ec7ms]

Amen!

[@harrymills2770]

Just when I'm feelin' sorry for myself, I'll see somebody stuck in a wheelchair for life, grinning, smiling, happy and feel ashamed of myself. There's always somebody who's got it worse than you. As Theon Greyjoy famously said: "It can always get worse."

[@chachab9239]

My heart was heavy reading these comments. May you be continually blessed.❣️

[@jerseybred732]

This is beautiful. Thank you

[@elijahibukunoluwaoluwatosi1096]

Imagine the eternal damage done, the right to live a life of his own that had been denied him and countless of things he's missed on life out of wrong judgement. I'm 35 and just imagine that since I've been born and now that I'm of age, he was there all along in that kind of situation for doing ABSOLUTELY nothing wrong, Jesus! That's cruel but all the same, he's thankful and I'm also thankful for him because some would have died in there and not make it out. God bless you sir.

[@twilit]

You always find people who have suffered the most are the least bitter most humble most grateful people. It’s those who haven’t experienced true suffering that always complain and take life for granted.

[@Shellshellzee]

twilit, I appreciate your comment the most, of all the great comments on here. You went deeper than the surface, and found the Real underlying lesson that we ALL need to learn. You have a great mind friend. God bless you

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

Unfortunately, he had no choice to become this way. If he gave in to bitterness, he'd be dead already.

[@ohwhatelse]

unfortunately, not all who suffer so are "humble...", etc.! some turn to be extremely bad & bitter, out for revenge...

[@Shellshellzee]

@@thelegacyofgaming2928 how very wrong you are in your statement. He Absolutely had a choice.... that's all life is for All of us... we must "Choose" How we respond to the things that happen "to us" We then live with either the reward or the consequences of our choices.

[@Shellshellzee]

@@ohwhatelse you are Right in your observation. It seems to be true that just like money... suffering just brings out what was inside all along... and jus like you said... unfortunately, it's not always forgiveness and humility. Sometimes it is bitterness and the desire to seek revenge. God have mercy on us all.

[@bobbylee7471]

May this man live a long healthy fulfilling life 💔