After Su Chien-ho went to prison, Su Chuen-chang began a campaign to overturn his son's conviction, and eventually obtained the support of such groups as the Taiwan Association for Human Rights and the Humanistic Education Foundation.
在蘇建和入獄之後，其父蘇春長也開始四處奔走為兒子尋求翻案機會。蘇春長的奔走下，國內許多社運團體如台灣人權促進會、人本教育基金會等皆紛紛投入蘇案的平反救援行動。