Release William DeJesus

I'm writing this to make a pled, my friend was unjustly sentenced to life for a crime he did not commit. I know this because the night the crime happened he was with his ex girlfriend for the night.  Unfortunately the victim of this crime gave a description of two men. One was the correct man, the other was not. I will quote what William him self wrote to me "William DeJesus,

Charge date: 9/18/99

Armed Robbery

2 men robbed the victim of her purse and miscellanious items. A witness and the victim gave a descriptions of the suspects. 2 days later, 9/20/99, i was arrested with S.rivera, one of the robbers, for an unrelated crime where i was alleged to be in possession of one of the firearms Used in that robbery and an atm card belonging to the victim. The description of the 1st suspect matched S.Rivera exactly, the 2nd was of a man 6ft tall, 200 lbs, goatee, no scars or tattoos, short hair. My bio info the night of my arrest was recorded by police as 5'9", 170 lbs, long curly hair, visible tattoos, glasses, visible scar on my neck." This alone should have been enough for the police to know that it was in fact NOT William DeJesus. I unfortunately believe that since he was not only a Hispanic male with tattoos, he also had unfortunately had a few prior arrests, they profiled him. I also believe that the system did not do its job. William knew he was innocent and wanted to prove it, so he took it to trial. By doing this, he faced the maximum sentence, life. Which sadly to say, he received. I am aware that most of you may just look over this and think "he did it" but please, im begging you, think about it, he has people that were with him the time the crime happened, he did not fit the description that the police had, and even though he didn't, he recived LIFE! Thats a long time for a kid to get over something he didnt do. He has been gone SEVENTEEN YEARS already. Even if he had done it, which he didn't! Wouldn't that be long enough for a stolen purse?! Please help me and his family get him home. There are so many people that love him and miss him. He is one of the most honest, sweetest, most loving people I know. We NEED YOUR HELP!!!