Korey Wise
Korey Wise | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kharey Wise  |
| Occupation | Activist |
Korey Wise (born Kharey Wise, July 26, 1972)[1][2] is an American activist who travels the United States advocating for criminal justice reform. Wise shares his stories of being wrongfully convicted in the Central Park jogger case (along with Raymond Santana Jr., Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, and Yusef Salaam) for the attack on Trisha Meili, a 28-year-old woman who was jogging in Central Park, as well as attacks on eight other people on the night of April 19, 1989.[3] Wise spent approximately 14 years incarcerated, maintaining his innocence from 1989 until he was exonerated in 2002.
At 16 years old, Wise was the oldest of the so-called "Central Park Five", and was the only one of the five to serve all his time in the adult prison system. He was not a suspect in any of the crimes initially, and freely accompanied his friend to the police station. Once there, however, detectives decided to interrogate him about the rape of Meili, despite his name not originally being on the list of suspects.[4][5]
In 2015, Wise donated $190,000 to the University of Colorado Law School Innocence Project, which was renamed the Korey Wise Innocence Project.[6]
In 2019, the story was dramatized and released as a four-episode miniseries on Netflix entitled When They See Us. Actor Jharrel Jerome won the 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his portrayal of Wise.[7]
In July 2019, Wise purchased a condominium overlooking Central Park. He is the only one of the five who chose to continue to reside in New York City after his release.[8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Wise helped provide sustenance to senior residents in Harlem.[9]
References
- ^ "Korey Wise's Sister, Marci Wise, Was Murdered While He Was in Jail". Heavy.com. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
Wise, who changed his first named from Kharey to Korey...
- ^ Chandra Thomas Whitfield (8 August 2019). "We talked with one of the Central Park Five about Netflix's "When They See Us"". In These Times. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
One of the most magical components of our story is this young man changed his name from Kharey to Korey...
- ^ Kassin, Saul (2002-11-01). "False Confessions and the Jogger Case". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ Rajani, Deepika (6 July 2019). "Korey Wise now: what happened to 'Central Park Five' member portrayed in When They See Us". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ Finn, Heather (5 June 2019). "Why Korey Wise's Story in 'When They See Us' Is Hitting Viewers Especially Hard". Good Housekeeping. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
- ^ McGhee, Tom (July 4, 2019). "Korey Wise's donation gave CU's Innocence Project real power. A Netflix series on the Central Park 5 is making it even stronger". Colorado Sun. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Nominations Search | Television Academy". emmys.com. 2019-09-22. Archived from the original on 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ Meara, Paul (July 7, 2019). "The Exonerated Five's Korey Wise Buys Million Dollar Apartment Overlooking Central Park". Black Entertainment Television. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
- ^ "Everyday heroes help Harlem seniors in need". 2 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.