Join the conversation about the Ohio Innocence Proiect's work to overturn the convictions of 43 people who were imprisoned for crimes they didn't commit. Learn about the psychology involving wrongful convictions.
Panelists
Mark Godsey, Author of Blind Injustice, Former Prosecutor, Law Professor and Attorney for Wrongfully Convicted
Exonerees Nancy Smith, Laurese Glover, Clarence Elkins and Rickey Jackson, who spent a cumulative 81 years incarcerated
Facilitated by
Dr. Saul Kassin, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, John Jay College
Refreshments will be served and raffle for tickets to Blind Injustice, an opera, and a copy of Blind Injustice by Mark Godsey will be held.
RSVP: externalaffairs@jjay.cuny.edu
Master Voices presents Blind Injustice, a contemporary opera that brings the stories of six wrongly-incarcerated exonerees to life, on February 3 and 4th at 7:30 p.m. at Jazz at Lincoln Center Frederick P. Rose Hall (Broadway at 60th Street).
John Jay community members can use a 20% discount with code JUST20.
Cosponsored by the Future of Public Safety Initiative, Institute for Innovation in Prosecution and Office of External Affairs