FOUNDER

ASHLEY BLAIR COHEN, ESQ. is the founder and CEO of ABC Reentry . She has dedicated her career to representing those wrongly convicted. During She is the Managing Partner at Bonjean Law Group, a national civil rights and criminal defense litigation firm She has assisted in the exonerations of over 20 individuals and successfully helped her clients transition backinto society following decades of incarceration.has dedicated her career to assisting individuals who faced severe a incarcerated for life se the founder and executive director has assisted in th eexonof ABC Reentry has dedicated her career representing those wrongly convicted. She is the Managing Partner at Bonjean Law Group, a national civil rights and criminal defense litigation firm. She has assisted in the exonerations of over 20 individuals and successfully helped her clients transition backinto society following decades of incarceration.

JAMES SOTO is currently a Paralegal at the Northwestern School of Law and community justice fellow at the University of Chicago. He is the longest-serving exoneree in Illinois history spending 42 years in prison. While incarcerated, he served as a jailhouse lawyer advocating on behalf of other inmates who were wrongly convicted or serving excessive sentences. Jimmy plans to attend law school in 2025 continuing his life’s dedication to helping those wrongly incarcerated.

ROOSEVELT MYLES founder of helpbreakthechain.org and a Big Brother mentorship program, spent 28 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. While incarcerated, Myles obtained his paralegal certificate and voraciously fought to secure his freedom. As a free man, Myles now is a motivational speaker and mentor, inspiring youths around the country to refrain from drug abuse and gun violence.