Join BLSA and our cosponsors for a conversation with Dr. Yusef Salaam, a renowned advocate for criminal justice reform.
Dr. Salaam is a member of the exonerated Central Park Five, five Black and Latino teenagers wrongly charged and convicted in the infamous 1989 Central Park jogger case. Despite spending nearly seven years in prison for a crime he did not commit, he emerged as a staunch advocate for justice. His story, dramatized in Ava DuVernay’s Emmy-winning Netflix series When They See Us, highlights the deep flaws in our legal system—especially for marginalized communities.
This event is hosted as part of the Exoneration Justice Clinic's inaugural Death Penalty Abolition Week series and offers a unique opportunity to engage with Dr. Salaam on wrongful convictions, legal accountability, and the movement to abolish the death penalty. Don’t miss this critical discussion!
Originally published at law.nd.edu.