Wrongful convictions 101: A presentation Feb. 27
On Feb. 27, join The Korey Wise Innocence Project for a lecture titled "Wrongful Convictions 101" in Eaton Humanities.
If you go
Who: Open to the public
What: "Wrongful Convictions 101"
When: Monday, Feb. 27, 5–6:30 p.m.
Where: Eaton Humanities, Room 150
The Korey Wise Innocence Project, named for an exonerated member of the Central Park Five and housed in the Univesrity of Colorado Law School, has worked to conduct investigations of people who are wrongfully convicted since 2010.
Korey Wise, along with four other young African American and Latino men, was convicted of a 1989 high-profile crime in Central Park. At age 16, Wise was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. After serving 11 1/2 years in prison, Wise was released when the person who committed the crime confessed to it.
At the presentation, Staff Attorney Jeanne Segil and Legal Fellow Da’Shaun Parker from the Korey Wise Innocence Project will share information about how wrongful convictions happen and how to prevent them, as well as more about the project’s work to free people wrongfully convicted.
This event is sponsored by the Arts & Sciences Honors Program and Department of Sociology. Learn more about the Korey Wise Innocence Project on their website.