Today is International Wrongful Conviction Day, a day to shine a light on the causes and devastating impacts of wrongful convictions. It is a day to celebrate the sweetness and joy of long-overdue freedom, but also a day to remember and stand with the many people, both inside and outside the prison walls, who continue to fight for freedom, truth, and justice.

We envision a world where there would be no need for a Wrongful Conviction Day. But unfortunately, we’re not there. Not even close.

In fact, according to the National Registry of Exonerations, 3,735 people who together spent more than 34,000 years in prison for crimes they did not commit have been exonerated in the United States. And we know that these numbers are just the tip of the iceberg.

This Wrongful Conviction Day, in Massachusetts, we met with legislators to discuss why we need to ban deception in police interrogations to prevent false confessions and wrongful convictions, and we rallied to support legislation that would help exonerees and freed people receive adequate compensation for their loss and trauma.

On the State House steps, we held up the story of Edward Wright, the latest person to be exonerated in Massachusetts, after serving 41 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, and discussed the lessons we must learn from this tragedy.

And we marched with our community to Boston’s City Hall, where we shared stories and lifted photos of our loved ones who are still fighting for freedom from behind the wall.

In New Hampshire, we gathered to hear from exonerees about why there should be no time limit on going back to court if you have new evidence of innocence. There should be no expiration date on justice.

This is a day for us to come together, in solidarity, to support everyone for whom the fight continues. We will not stop fighting until we are all free.