On August 11, 2008, Ohio Exoneree Robert McClendon was released from prison and exonerated after serving 18 years for a rape (of a 10 year old girl) he did not commit. The Ohio Innocence Project and The Columbus Dispatch series on “Test of Convictions” helped McClendon get DNA testing that provided evidence that the crime was committed by someone else. To date, the Ohio Innocence Project has freed 27 wrongfully convicted inmates from Ohio Prisons. Join us for a powerful discussion about the criminal justice system, The Ohio Innocence Project and hear the personal stories of being wrongfully convicted from Ohio’s Exoneree’s.
Workshop topics: Ohio Innocence Project, Columbus Dispatch series “Test of Convictions,” Ohio Innocence Project Exonerees' Stories, Working with Prosecutors, Compensation for Wrongfully Convicted and the Justice System.
Panelist: Judge Charles Schneider, Franklin County Common Pleas Courft, Jennifer Buergeron, Ohio Innocence Project, Jaiza Page, Attorney, Ron O’Brien, Franklin County Prosecutor, Exoneree’s Robert McClendon, Dean Gillispie, Laurese Glover, Nancy Smith Mike Wagner, and Geoff Dutton, former Columbus Dispatch Reporter.
The workshop is no cost and seating is limited. The workshop is being submitted for CLE Credit. Please RSVP before Sept. 7, 2018 at 4:00pm by email at: exoneratedworkshop@gmail.com or text or call: (614) 259-7069.
