Appeal to Michigan’s governor is the last chance for Temujin Kensu at freedom

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: June 22, 2026

Words: 2,842

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Temujin Kensu, a Michigan inmate serving a life sentence for a murder that he and his advocates see as a glaring wrongful conviction, has exhausted nearly all of his avenues of getting out of prison.

Multiple courts have decided against granting Kensu, formerly known as Fred Freeman, a new trial or release. A statewide conviction integrity unit started by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in 2019 also reviewed Kensu’s case but declined to recommend that …

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