Founder of the Innocence Project, Barry Scheck: Why People Are Wrongfully Convicted
Why do innocent people confess to crimes they didn’t commit?
Founder of the Innocence Project Barry Scheck, answers all questions related to wrongful convictions. Barry Scheck has freed hundreds of wrongfully convicted people from jail, many of whom spent decades in jail for crimes they didn’t commit. Wrongful convictions are not an aberration but a result of the way the system is designed. What can we do to reduce wrongful convictions and free innocent people from jail? Tune in to find out. Also be sure to check out the Netflix series The Innocence Files, which is based on Scheck’s work at the Innocence Project.
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