Ayana Explains Ohio's Wrongful Conviction Problem

It easier than you think to be accused, tried and convicted of a crime you did not commit or one that did not happen. It's harder, much harder, to have that conviction undone. In the state of Ohio 94 persons have been exonerated, but that is not the end of the story.

Works used in this recording:

1. Righting Wrongful Convictions, Kathleen Maloney | March 2021, Courtnewsohio.gov

2. Ohio Supreme Court Task Force on Conviction Integrity and Postconviction Review at supremecourt.ohio.gov/Boards/CIPR

3. “Ohio Innocence Project helps Lorain, Ohio, woman clear her name 27 years after wrongful conviction; Lorain County judge throws out conviction of Nancy Smith” by Cedric Ricks uc.edu/news/articles 2/25/2022

4. “Mansfield drug case gone wrong: The inside story” Published: Jun. 22, 2008, by John Kroll, The Plain Dealer.

5. “Ohio Prosecutors Struggle to Accept Wrongful Convictions” by Adam Lee Nemann; newmannlawoffices.com

6. “In wrongful conviction cases, prosecutors don't give in easily on guilt, compensation.” Updated: Feb. 04, 2013, 11:00 a.m. | Published: Feb. 04, 2013, 10:00 a.m., by John Caniglia Cleveland.com

7. The National Registry of Exonerations www.law.umich.edu/special/exonerations.

8. Wikipedia: Ohio State Reformatory

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