Images: Juan Rivera Released
Juan Rivera is released from Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill. On the left is Riveras nephew John Michael Diaz, and on the right is Riveras mother Carmen Rivera and Riveras sister Rebecca Leon.
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Juan Rivera, left, gets an emotional hug from Jacques Rivera, right, after Juans release from prison.
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Juan Rivera is all smiles as he walks out of Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill.
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Juan Rivera gives a kiss to his neice Abigail Leon, 13, of Waukegan.
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Juan Rivera is hugged by his mother Carmen Rivera of Waukegan upon his release.
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Carmen Rivera gives gives Judy Royal, an attorney with the Center on Wrongful Convictions, a hug as they await the release of Riveras son Juan Rivera at Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill.
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