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Jason Rivera
Years served: 19
County of Conviction
Riverside
Convicted of
Murder
Sentence
15 Years to Life
Released
December 3, 2014
Jason Rivera was convicted of murder based on false testimony about a shooting that led to the death of one teenager and serious injury of another. The false testimony was later recanted, and the California Innocence Project was able to obtain parole for Jason, but only after he had spent 19 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. For more information about Jason’s case go to: https://californiainnocenceproject.org/read-their-stories/jason-rivera/
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