Barry Scheck: The Innocence Project

The Innocence Project has freed 1000’s of people serving time in prison for crimes they did not commit.Thousands. People who were misidentified by eyewitnesses, or were manipulated into false confessions,or were the victims of unreliable forensic science. Barry Scheck is the co-founder of The Innocence Project, andin this episode he talks about the developments in science that led him and his colleagues to believe that DNAtesting could reduce wrongful convictions and transform the criminal justice system. He also discusses someof the very high profile clients he’s represented during his career, including OJ Simpson, Hedda Nussbaumand Abner Louima. And he reveals how his unusual childhood, with a tap dancing father and a speed skatingmother, led him on his life’s path as a seeker of justice.Music in this episode from www.gosoundtrack.com.(c ) American Academy of Achievement 2016