This article is part of a series of four stories about social justice and wrongful convictions in the United States published in the LILA Gazette in January 2023. Continue reading Claudia Salinas (CA Innocence Project): “People lose faith in the justice system”
Smothers was falsely accused of murder in May of 1995. 27 years later, he remains incarcerated, despite evidence proving his innocence. Continue reading CIP : Two Current Cases
Released in September 2022, his innocence was proven by the podcast Serial. Continue reading 23 years behind bars for nothing: the Adnan Syed case
For this generation of young journalists, the fight for justice is more than an issue to be covered in a newspaper article — it is a big part of the world they live in. Continue reading LILA Gazette and social justice
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