Korey Wise

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Korey Wise is one of the wrongfully convicted "Central Park Five" whose real-life story of injustice and eventual exoneration is depicted in the miniseries *When They See Us*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
wrongfully convicted person
ageAtTimeOfArrest 16
awardAssociatedWithPortrayal Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie (won by Jharrel Jerome) NERFINISHED
birthName Kharey Wise NERFINISHED
causeOfExoneration DNA evidence excluding him as the attacker
confession by serial rapist Matias Reyes
citizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
coDefendant Antron McCray NERFINISHED
Kevin Richardson NERFINISHED
Raymond Santana NERFINISHED
Yusef Salaam NERFINISHED
convictedOf assault
rape
related charges in the Central Park jogger case
dateOfBirth 1972-07-26
donatedTo Innocence Project NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
exoneratedIn 2002
fieldOfWork prison reform
wrongful conviction advocacy
hasNamedFund Korey Wise Innocence Project at the University of Colorado Law School NERFINISHED
knownFor being one of the Central Park Five
exoneration after DNA evidence and confession by Matias Reyes
wrongful conviction in the 1989 Central Park jogger case
legalStatusAtConviction tried and sentenced as an adult
memberOf Central Park Five NERFINISHED
Exonerated Five NERFINISHED
name Korey Wise NERFINISHED
notableEvent publicly advocates for youth and prison reform
story featured in documentaries and news programs about wrongful convictions
occupation criminal justice reform activist
participantIn Central Park jogger case NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth New York NERFINISHED
New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
placeOfImprisonment Auburn Correctional Facility NERFINISHED
Rikers Island NERFINISHED
Wende Correctional Facility NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Jharrel Jerome NERFINISHED
religion Islam
residence New York City
settlementAmountShare largest individual share of the Central Park Five settlement
settlementContext civil rights lawsuit over wrongful conviction in Central Park jogger case
settlementReceivedFrom City of New York NERFINISHED
settlementYear 2014
subjectOf When They See Us NERFINISHED
timeInPrison approximately 13 years
yearOfConviction 1990

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Jharrel Jerome portrayed Korey Wise
When They See Us portrays Korey Wise