Politics | November 19, 2008 | 1 comment

The Center on Wrongful Convictions Turns 10

source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_5bO82P9F0

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Since 1998, the Center on Wrongful Convictions has been dedicated to identifying and rectifying wrongful convictions and other serious miscarriages of justice.

Narrated by the Center's co-founder and executive director, Rob Warden, this short video highlights the Center's past accomplishments and points to the future of reform.

See if you can spot in the video President-elect Obama and friend of the Center Barack Obama.

Footage from Laurie Feldman's documentary The Innocent, and Rob Hess and News@Northwestern.

Photo credits: Loren Santow and Jennifer Linzer.
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