Special Units Aimed at Correcting False Convictions Catching On

Special Units Aimed at Correcting False Convictions Catching On

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 927 , Segment 1

Conviction Integrity, Wayback Machine, Economics of College Sports

Episode: Conviction Integrity, Wayback Machine, Economics of College Sports

  • Oct 23, 2018 11:00 pm
  • 18:44 mins

Guest: Sim Gill, District Attorney for Salt Lake County In 2017, 139 people in the US were exonerated of crimes ranging from murder to non-violent drug offenses. Nearly a third of those exonerations came through the efforts of Conviction Integrity Units, which are a new trend in the justice system. Across the country district attorneys and top prosecutors are establishing these units to identify and correct false convictions.