What Should Brendan Dassey Do Now That His Conviction's Been Overturned?

In a move that’s been a long time coming, the decision against Brendan Dassey from Making a Murderer has been overturned and he’ll be released from prison some time in 2016. But now that he’s getting out of prison after nine years, what should he do? When he went into prison in 2007, the world was considerably different than the world of 2016, and because he received a sentence of life in prison it’s likely that he never thought he would see the outside world again. If you were unexpectedly getting out of prison what you want to do? Would you want to see your family or catch up on the pop culture you missed? Vote up what you think Brendan Dassey should do when he gets out of prison.

One of the most heartbreaking parts of Making a Murderer is the way teenaged Brendan Dassey is coereced into giving a confession before being sentenced to life in prison. But now that he’s getting out of jail an entire lifetime early, what should Brendan Dassey do now that his conviction has been overturned? Do you think he should binge watch Breaking Bad? Or should he commit himself to working with an prisoner’s advocacy group so he can make sure nothing like this ever happens again? Vote up the things Making a Murderer's Brendan Dassey should do now that he’s free after a decade in orison.