Ralph (Ron) Wright, Jr. is Florida’s 27th exonerated Death Row survivor and a native of Orlando, Florida. In January 2009, he was erroneously arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder for which he was later wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death. His case came before the Florida Supreme Court on direct review in April 2017. The Court unanimously concluded Mr. Wright had been wrongfully convicted of these charges and ordered the judgement reversed, the sentences of death be vacated, and remanded the case back to the trial court with directions to enter judgements of acquittal. He was released in July 2017. Prior to his wrongful conviction, Mr. Wright was a career law enforcement officer and military veteran, having served for 20 years in the United States Air Force in law enforcement, personnel and resources protection, and counter-terrorism capacities. He is a veteran of Operation Desert Shield & Desert Storm, and following the events of Sep 11, 2001, he was recalled to active duty and served in Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, Southern Watch, and Iraqi Freedom. He also served the Central Florida community with two Florida law enforcement agencies in the respective Road Patrol divisions. Mr. Wright brings the rare perspective of having been extensively involved in the criminal justice community. He now advocates for the abolition of the death penalty, and other much needed criminal justice reforms. He is also a member of Witness to Innocence and offers his insight and experiences through speaking engagements across the United States and Canada. Upon his return to the private sector, he re-entered the commercial transportation industry and currently provides entertainment and special event transportation services throughout the U.S. and Canada.