Innocence Project on the Guilty Plea Problem
Council Member and Chair of the City Council\u2019s Committee on Oversight and Investigations, Ritchie Torres brings us up to date on the latest NYCHA news. Then, Rebecca Brown, Director of Policy at The Innocence Project, talks about the #GuiltyPleaProblem. 95% of felony convictions in the U.S. come from guilty pleas, and of all the wrongfully convicted individuals exonerated by The Innocence Project, 18% had pleaded guilty. Hear from Rebecca on why the system is in desperate need of reform.