After 27 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit, Evaristo Salas Jr. shocked his community by winning a seat on the Sunnyside School Board. Find out how he went from wrongful conviction to elected official in SUNNYSIDE, Wash.
He spent 27 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted. Last week he won a seat on the Sunnyside School Board – Mon, 10 Nov 2025 PST
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