On the Prisons and Justice Initiative, a tribute to Syed (Rahimaev Rahman) Adnan, the man who touched my life,” he told the Observer
Adnan had a clear dedication to the program and his education from the time he arrived in the classroom. “We were thrilled to see him exonerated and then be able to welcome him to the Prisons and Justice Initiative. He is one of the most resilient and inspiring people I’ve ever met, and he has so much to offer our team and the other students in PJI programs.”
The initiative “addresses the root causes and consequences of mass incarceration and offers educational programs and training for incarcerated individuals and returning citizens,” the school said. In the job, Syed will support\ the programming for the initiative and began working in the role on December 12, the school added.
It’s a full circle moment when you go from prison to becoming a Georgetown student and then being employed by the Prisons and Justice Initiative. “PJI changed my life. It made a big difference in my family’s life. Hopefully I can have the same kind of impact on others.”
Syed always maintained his innocence. His case captured the attention of millions in 2014 when the debut season of “Serial” focused on Lee’s killing and raised doubts about some of the evidence prosecutors had used. The program shattered podcast-streaming and downloading records.
However, Hae Min Lee’s brother has requested a redo of the hearing that vacated Syed’s conviction. The brother argued that the court did not give him a proper chance to be heard at the proceedings and that he was not given sufficient notice about the hearing.
The investigation of Syed’s alleged involvement in a Maryland prisoner’s trial with the Maryland State Department of Public astrophysics
The school said that Syed was one of 25 people who had been sentenced to time in a Maryland jail before he completed his bachelor’s degree program at Georgetown.
Prosecutors said a reinvestigation of the case revealed evidence regarding the possible involvement of two alternate suspects. The state’s attorney said that the two suspects may have been involved individually or together.
The suspects were not ruled out or disclosed to the defense as they were known persons at the time of the investigation.
Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s office also cited new results from DNA testing that was conducted using a more modern technique than when evidence in the case was first tested. According to prosecutors, the recent testing excluded Syed as a suspect.