Tuesday, May 4, 2010

What do we owe the wrongfully convicted?

What do we owe people who've been wrongfully convicted? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about people who have been exonerated because of DNA evidence. So far, 251 men have been freed after spending years in prison, according to the Innocence Project. What support should be given to victims of a broken criminal justice system? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Beyond compensation, where do justice and accountability fit in? What would you like to say or do for the wrongfully convicted? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Seth Miller, executive director of the Innocence Project in Tallahassee, Florida.

James Bain was released from prison in December after serving 35 years for a crime he didn't commit.

Rick Walker was released from prison in 2003 after serving 12 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

Kirk Bloodsworth was released from prison in 1993 after serving almost nine years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

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