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The Center on Wrongful Convictions Turns 10
Since 1998, the Center on Wrongful Convictions has been dedicated to identifying and rectifying wrongful convictions and other... more-
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Survivors of Chicago Cop Jon Burge's regime of torture speak out
Since Johnnie Lee Savory was released from prison, he has been organizing with other unjustly convicted people, including many of... more-
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Innocent and sentenced to 40-80 years at 17 years of age
In 1977, when Johnnie Lee Savory was 14, he was falsely accused and unjustly convicted for killing his best friend and his best... more-
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Get busy living, or get busy dying
Johnnie Lee Savory spent 30 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. In this clip, Johnnie talks about how he finds the... more-
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Part 2. Sentenced to 50-100 Years
Johnnie Lee Savory describes how he was unjustly convicted at 14 and sentenced to 50-100 years. To find out more about Johnnie Lee... more-
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Part 1. Tortured into a false confession
When Johnnie Lee Savory was 14, he was falsely accused and unjustly convicted of a double homicide in his hometown of Peoria,... more-
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The Johnnie Lee Savory Story
Steve Drizin tells the story of Johnnie Lee Savory, a man who spent 30 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Mr. Drizin... more-
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"Racism is a major factor in unjust convictions"
Since 1991, 218 people have been exonerated through DNA testing, and in more than three-quarters of the cases, mistaken eyewitness... more-
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