DNA and the death penalty
It is a nightmare directly from film noir: A crime is held in your neighbourhood. The police is a tip of a witness, one dedicated to the authors, knocking on the door. You have no alibi. Nobody believes that you are innocent. You are convicted and sentenced to harsh weather, or maybe even death. And as you languish in prison, you know you’re not guilty.
But the scenario is not a film script. This was the reality for hundreds of years for inmates were poorly represented or, in some cases, only evil.
During the last 10 years, DNA testing was not hard proof that five innocent people were put in prison and death of cells. Our guest today, Peter Neufeld, co-author with Barry cheque and Jim Dwyer Actual Innocence: Five days before the execution, and other Dispatches from the wrongly convicted person has, in collaboration with partner countries Barry cheque, has helped free
Thirty-seven people wrongfully convicted.
Peter Neufeld, co-founder and co-director (with Barry cheque) of the Pro-Bono Innocence Project at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, which seeks the release of prisoners wrongfully convicted by DNA tests. It is perhaps best known for his work as a lawyer in the defence of OJ Simpson. It is in private practice in New York City.
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