At Long Last … Freedom.

After more than four decades, NPEP graduate James Soto was released on December 14 from Stateville Correctional Center.

James and his cousin, David Ayala, were fully exonerated from crimes they did not commit.

After getting settled, James plans on attending law school and working at a law firm. "I want to be able to be that lawyer that could help people just like me," Soto told reporters when he was released.

(photo credit: Monika Wnuk)