Photos:: Wrongfully convicted | Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson wipes his eyes after putting prescription drops in to treat his glaucoma at home in Cheyenne, Wyo. “If I die today,” he said, “I can’t afford to be buried.” (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Undated Andrew Johnson prison and family photos on a table in his home in Cheyenne, Wyo. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Andrew Johnson, left, walks out of a Cheyenne office building with Bill Grubbs, who hired him for part-time work as a janitor Oct. 22, 2013, in Cheyenne, Wyo. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Sharon Kramer, left, talks with her brother Andrew Johnson in their Cheyenne, Wyo., home in October 2013. Johnson had planned to stay with his mother after his April release from prison, but she died days before he was freed. His sister was letting him stay in her spare bedroom, which barely holds his single bed. Sharon Kramer has multiple sclerosis and receives monthly disability and Section 8 housing assistance, paying $355 a month in rent. They split $250 a month in food stamps. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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At home with his sister Sharon Kramer, left, Andrew Johnson puts on a tie while dressing for his job running errands for a local law firm in Cheyenne, Wyo. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Andrew Johnson, left, talks with workforce specialist Trent Webb at the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services office. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Andrew Johnson sits at a computer terminal in the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services office, filling out an employment form and online resume so he can search for potential jobs. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Andrew Johnson looks for dust and cobwebs around stained glass depicting Moses holding the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai Congregation Synagogue. Friend Bill Grubbs, who knows about Johnson’s struggle for compensation, hired him for the part-time work. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
