By Nadia Barbarossa and Rosario Albert

Juan Melendez 6446, is a documentary produced for the Civil Rights Commission of Puerto Rico. The film presents the story of Juan Melendez, a Puerto Rican immigrant raised in the city of New York, who was charged in Florida for a murder he did not commit. Juan Melendez was unjustly incarcerated on death row for 17 years, 8 months and 1 day, until his acquittal on January 3, 2002. This short documentary is in English with Spanish subtitles.