Author Talk & Book Signing October 8th at 1 pm

Please join us for a discussion and signing of Professor Daniel Medwed's new book, Barred: Why The Innocent Can't Get Out of Prison. A groundbreaking exposé of how our legal system makes it nearly impossible to overturn wrongful convictions. Thousands of innocent people are behind bars in the United States. But proving their innocence and winning their release is nearly impossible. ... Google Books

Professor Medwed is a leading authority on criminal law and a founding member of the board of directors of the Innocence Network, a consortium of innocence projects throughout the world, and a former president of the board of directors of the Rocky Mountain Innocence Center. He currently serves on the board of the New England Innocence Project and the legal analyst for GBH News, Boston’s local NPR and PBS affiliate.