Central Park Jogger

The Central Park Five Premieres in Cannes

Annette Insdorf | Posted 05.26.2012

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Annette Insdorf

Audiences have been galvanized by The Central Park Five. "It would be foolish to say that the story is done, that we live in a post-racial society. That's what we struggle with ... to come to terms with America's original sin, which is race."

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When Juveniles Confess to Murders They Didn't Commit

David Protess | Posted 01.18.2012

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David Protess

False confessions happen all the time. They are particularly common in cases involving juveniles. What is distinctive about the Englewood Four case, and deeply troubling, is that State's Attorney Alvarez will not acknowledge the mistake.

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Matt Sledge

Compensation Proves Elusive For Men Wrongfully Accused In Park Rape Case

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 07.06.2011

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NEW YORK -- When police in New York are accused of misconduct, the city usually likes to settle quickly and quietly. New York City dished out $117 mil...

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Man Exonerated in Central Park Jogger Case: Donald Trump Wanted Me Dead When I Was 14!

Cheryl Wills | Posted 06.29.2011

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Cheryl Wills

As Donald Trump hammers away at President Obama over his college grades and birth certificate, one of the men who was vindicated in the infamous Central Park jogger rape case calls Trump a big phony.

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Our Justice System Needs to Protect Children's Human Rights

Bernardine Dohrn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bernardine Dohrn

Routine police interrogation methods have elicited an outrageously high proportion of false confessions -- coerced confessions given by innocent suspects, especially children, who quickly recant.

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Why Young People Falsely Confess to Police

Steve Drizin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Drizin

I've seen police lie to children in all manner of ways, telling one child that his dead sister's blood was found in his bedroom and a different boy that his father had awakened from a coma and told police the boy was his assailant.

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Trial and Error: Houston, We've Got a Problem

Lynne Glasner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lynne Glasner

As Morgenthau steps down as DA, one of the three primary contestants stands out. Richard Aborn has a track record of working for reform.

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New York's Worst Criminals: Tell Us Who Deserves The Title (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | David Vines (with research from Mercer Cook) | Posted 05.25.2011

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Throughout the history of the Big Apple, you could say that there have been a few bad apples. From Bill the Butcher in the mid-19th century, to Matia...

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Ken Burns Illuminates Jogger Case

Glyn Vincent | Posted 05.25.2011

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Glyn Vincent

Ken Burns is set to produce documentary on the five young men wrongly convicted in the rape of the Central Park jogger.

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Central Park Jogger Case: Forgotten Victims

Glyn Vincent | Posted 05.25.2011

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Glyn Vincent

The stories of the teenagers wrongly convicted of raping the Central Park jogger have been all but forgotten.

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