No Crime Wrongful Convictions: A TEDx talk by Professor Henry

人们对错判的普遍印象是，一个无辜的人被别人错判了罪行。 但是，如果我告诉你，超过三分之一的被宣告无罪的人是被错误地判定犯下了从未发生过的罪行呢？

Jessica S. Henry is an award-winning author, professor, legal commentator, social justice advocate, and blogger. After obtaining her J.D. from N.Y.U. School of Law, Henry served as a public defender in New York City for nearly a decade. Her new book, “Smoke But No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened,” won the 2020 Montaigne Medal award for most thought-provoking book and the INDIE forward Book of the Year Award (Silver, Political and Social Science). She also was the recipient of the First Horizon Award for superior work by a debut author. Henry’s research and teaching focus on wrongful convictions and severe sentences, such as the death penalty and life without parole. Henry frequently appears as a commentator about criminal justice and the criminal legal system on national and local television and radio, and is widely cited in the mainstream media. In 2015, Henry received the Montclair State University Distinguished Teacher Award for excellence in teaching.

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