LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Western Michigan Cooley Law School is set to feature it’s WMU-Cooley Innocence Project panel discussion that will feature exonerees who will share their stories of wrongful conviction.
The panel discussion is scheduled for Thursday, September 15, from Noon until 2 p.m. at WMU-Cooley Law School on 300 South Capitol Avenue in Lansing.
WMU-Cooley exonerees participating include: Ken Nixon, 2021; Gilbert Poole, 2021; Corey McCall, 2021; George DeJesus (and his brother Melvin DeJesus), 2022; and Ramon Ward, 2020.
In addition to talking about the bond that exonerees have developed, the panelists will share their thoughts on causes of, and statistics surrounding wrongful convictions.
The WMU-Cooley Innocence Project is part of the Innocence Network which has been credited with the release of over 375 wrongfully convicted prisoners, mainly through the use of DNA testing.
The WMU-Cooley Innocence Project is the only post-conviction DNA innocence organization in Michigan.
Since its inception, the office has screened over 6,000 cases and is responsible for the exoneration of eight individuals.
