The flags on the University of 缅北禁地 Springfield quad tell the story: almost three thousand of them, each representing a wrongful conviction. They鈥檙e black, except for the 359 blue ones, representing those in 缅北禁地.
Christine Ferree, program director of case evaluation of the 缅北禁地 Innocence Project, says she is not trying to help criminals get off the hook.
鈥淲e only take claims of actual, factual innocence,鈥� Ferree said. 鈥淲e get about 350 requests a year. Our requests are vetted by our staff. But there is what seems like there鈥檚 a possibility that there was a wrongful conviction, that they鈥檙e claiming actual innocence.鈥�
This story appeared on WTAX on Oct. 1, 2021.