`` you think the system works ``and were going to beat this. ``we didnt. `` then, divine intervention ``through a nun he called grandma. `` would say, grandma, i think ``this all happening for a reason. `` hed been behind bars for ``nearly two decades, lost his ``last appeal. ``maybe a nun could help him get ``into heaven but could she help ``him get out of prison . ``what she helped him do was get a ``lawyer and together they hunted ``for the truth. `` this is one case that kept me ``up at night for six years. `` he says, i know youre ``innocent. ``i know the guy who is committed ``this crime. `` tonight, will justice finally ``arrive . `` this is my wall of hope. ``everyone here has been unjustly ``convicted and freed. `` im lester holt and this is ``heres josh mankiewicz. `` sing sing correctional ``facility. ``the maximum security prison in ``new york. ``this is the big house. ``home to some of the worst of the ``worst. ``killers, rapists, drug dealers. `` good morning. `` thank yo
Including eric glisson. You think the system works and were going to beat this. We didnt. Then, divine intervention through a nun he called grandma. Would say, grandma, i think this all happening for a reason. Hed been behind bars for nearly two decades, lost his last appeal. Maybe a nun could help him get into heaven but could she help him get out of prison . What she helped him do was get a lawyer and together they hunted for the truth. This is one case that kept me up at night for six years. He says, i know youre innocent. I know the guy who is committed this crime. Tonight, will justice finally arrive . This is my wall of hope. Everyone here has been unjustly convicted and freed. Dateline. Heres josh mankiewicz. Sing sing correctional facility. The maximum security prison in new york. This is the big house. Home to some of the worst of the worst. Killers, rapists, drug dealers. Good morning. Thank you. It is not where youd expect to find this gentle woman. In sing sing, they call m
Killers, rapists, drug dealers. Good morning. Thank you. It is not where youd expect to find this gentle woman. In sing sing, they call me grandma. Grandma is sister joanna khan, a nun. I began working at sing sing more than 12 years ago. This is the battle about general. Grandma volunteers at the prison. Working with inmates in a theater program. She even teaches them chinese. Through the years, grandma has helped dozens of men. But she says this inmate here on stage, a convicted killer, has changed her. He is just so brave. Watching him all these years, i took such courage myself watching him. Sister joanna remembers the first time she met this inmate. He was sitting alone eating. He said, my family send me 30 so i said, your family must love you very much. And he said, yes, because they know im innocent. And thats how the whole story began. A story that began with the unlikely friendship between a nun and a convicted killer would grow into a quest that would shake the faith of ep th