Joan Baez
Singer, Activist, Painter
Joan Chandos Baez is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist known for her contemporary folk music and songs of protest. A prominent figure in music for over 60 years, Baez has raised her voice against wrongful convictions for years and has long supported the network of freed and exonerated people who work tirelessly to reform the criminal legal system.
“The public needs to hear the heartbreaking stories of the men and women wrongfully convicted by a broken criminal justice system steeped in racial inequality. Sharing their stories is the first step to creating change.”