You're Only Innocent Once: And Once Is Not Enough

Martin Terrell

ISBN 10: 1964035643 / ISBN 13: 9781964035642

Published by Martin Terrell, 2026

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: You're Only Innocent Once: And Once Is Not Enough
• Publisher: Martin Terrell
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1964035643
• ISBN 13: 9781964035642
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.24W x 1.09H x 22.86D centimeters 15.24 centimeters width by 1.09 centimeters height by 22.86 centimeters depth
• Weight: 277 grams

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Synopsis

Arrested for a crime he did not commit, Martin Terrell is sentenced to six to twenty-five years in prison - his claims of innocence dismissed because of his past.

Instead of surrendering to the cycle of recidivism, he makes a radical choice: education. While incarcerated, he earns a bachelor's degree summa cum laude and, upon release, receives a graduate scholarship to Ohio University's Scripps School of Journalism.

What follows is an extraordinary rise - from prison cell to university leadership.

You're Only Innocent Once, And Once Is Not Enough is a powerful memoir of injustice, redemption, and the transformative power of education.

About the Author

I attended Ohio University as a graduate student in Journalism and later became the Assistant Dean for Advancement in the College of Arts and Sciences. I have held many positions of authority since leaving prison, starting with writing a chapter for a textbook while still a graduate student. "The Social, Political, and Economic Contexts in Public Relations." I was assigned to the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio University as their Assistant Dean for Development, having been out of prison for only two years.