Wrongful Incarceration

Retired president of the Mosaic Life Care Foundation Judith Sabbert moderates a conversation between wrongfully convicted former prisoners Patty Prewitt, Lamonte McIntyre,and Darryl Burton. They talk about their experiences, the challenges of life after prison, such as finding jobs, clothing, and housing, and what happens to dependents who are left behind, particularly when the mother is incarcerated.

Until February 1984, Prewitt was a small-town Missouri wife and mother of five. But after a home invader murdered her husband and attacked her, a court pinned the crime on her. Missouri Governor Mike Parson commuted her sentence last year. She had already served for nearly four decades.

Burton was also convicted of a killing in 1984 — one of his brother’s good friends. Burton did not match the physical description of the killer, and prosecutors were unable to present a motive, DNA evidence, ballistics, or a confession. Still, he spent 24 years in a Missouri penitentiary.

Similarly, McIntyre spent 23 years in prison for a double homicide he didn’t commit. A federal grand jury investigation of his case two years after his release brought to light the now well-documented accusations against former Kansas City, Kansas, Police Detective Roger Golubski.

All four participants have written and published books.