After 28 long years in maximum security prison, John Kinsel is finally free. He was sentenced to life in Louisiana for a crime that never happened—even though for the past 17 years, the accuser, Alyssa Medlin, has fought to clear his name steadfastly maintaining that she fabricated her testimony under pressure from police and prosecutors. Despite her many recantations, the state fought at every turn to keep John in prison, filing appeals that prolonged this grave injustice and drained public res