Archie Williams Was Freed From Prison, Thanks to the Innocence Project

With the help of the Innocence Project New Orleans (which worked with the national Innocence Project organization), attorneys fought for Archie. Vanessa Potkin, one of Williams’ attorneys stated that he “never gave up fighting” after he was “told by the legal system that he would die in prison” when he was just 22 years old. She added, “He has an incredible spirit and music helped carry him through what none of us could imagine. As far as we are concerned, the moment Archie stepped foot on the [AGT] stage, he already won — he personifies the triumph of the human spirit.”