About us
Thank you for visiting our website. The three of us were members of the 2019 cohort of “Making an Exoneree,” an innovative course housed within the Prisons and Justice Initiative at Georgetown University. Co-taught by Government and Law Professor Marc Howard and 2008 Exoneree, Peter P. Mullen Distinguished Visiting Professor Martin “Marty” Tankleff, Making an Exoneree involves reinvestigating and bringing public attention to cases of wrongfully incarcerated individuals.
Our cohort of 18 undergraduate students sorted through over 100 wrongful conviction cases—submitted from prisons all over the United States—and narrowed down to our top six cases, to be pursued in groups of three. All three of us were eager to approach the course from a feminist lens and naturally gravitated toward Christina Boyer’s case.
Our investigation began by reviewing Christina’s case materials, sent to us by Jan Banning, a Dutch photographer, artist, and long-time advocate for Chrstina’s innocence. From there, we learned as much as we could about Christina and all those who have played a role, or continue to play a role, in her life. We conducted weekly phone calls with Christina, reviewed all court records and evidence, reinvestigated reports and lost leads, interviewed witnesses, and traveled to Carroll County, Georgia to visit important locations and people connected to the case.
After spending the Spring 2019 semester—and the years since—reviewing Christina’s case and investigating the evidence presented, the three of us are convinced that Christina was wrongfully convicted and deserves to be released from Pulaski State Prison.
Though we have all since graduated from Georgetown and begun our careers, we continue to work as “volunteer legal advocates” to raise public awareness about Christina’s case and the injustices she continues to suffer in prison.
From left to right:
Sarah (she/her) graduated from Georgetown in 2019 with a double major in English and Government. She currently lives in New York and will graduate from law school in May 2024.
Lizzie (she/her) graduated from Georgetown in 2019 with a major in English and a minor in Gender Studies. She currently lives and works in Washington, D.C.
Grace (she/they) graduated from Georgetown in 2020 with a double major in Gender Studies and Government, as well as a Spanish minor. They currently live in Boston and will graduate from law school in May 2025.
Disclaimer
CHRISTINABOYER.ORG is funded by the Prisons and Justice Initiative at Georgetown University. To learn more, visit our website https://prisonsandjustice.georgetown.edu/.
This website was created for educational purposes. Any reproduction of this material must be given due credit and only with explicit permission from the website’s operators. All written materials on this website are used with consent from Christina Boyer. Any materials not owned by content creators is given credit. Production of this website was made in conjunction with the full cooperation and consent of Christina Elaine Boyer, the subject of the website.
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