Two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank paid a visit to Prison Fellowship headquarters in Virginia last week to discuss her new movie “Conviction” and the role faith can play in fighting injustice.

“I’ve met 12 other exonerees since the movie has come out,” she told The Washington Post ahead of a panel discussion at the headquarters of Prison Fellowship. “And all of them talk about having found faith in prison, that it was what got them through their ordeal and the circumstances.”

Swank has been spreading the film’s message to faith and other communities to make them aware of the injustice in the judicial system.

“I have seen how important faith can be in helping prisoners through difficult times. I wanted to share the movie with churches to remind them of the important role they play in reforming our justice system and helping prisoners and their families,” she said.

Swank executive produced and stars in “Conviction,” which was widely released in theaters Friday. The film is based on the true story of Betty Anne Waters and the case of her brother, Kenneth Waters, who was convicted and sentenced to life in 1983 in the murder of a Massachusetts woman.

In the fight to restore her brother’s name and prove his innocence, Betty Anne dedicated more that 18 years of her life obtaining the credentials to be a lawyer…Her brother’s murder conviction was eventually overturned based on DNA evidence.

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