My friend Chris Turner

I was incredibly fortunate to connect with Chris Turner at the Innocence Network Conference in Chicago. Our friendship quickly grew into a powerful bond that’s difficult for either of us to put into words. The injustice Chris and his friends endured—wrongfully convicted and spending over twenty-six years in prison for a crime they did not commit—is truly astonishing and heartbreaking. All eight of the defendants spent a total of 255 years in prison and cost the taxpayers ten million dollars!

Chris’s story is featured in the book “When Evidence Is Not Enough.” This compelling book provides an in-depth exploration of the Brady Rule, which asserts that the defense is entitled to review all evidence that may be exculpatory in nature. In other words, the prosecution must disclose not only evidence that could suggest the defendant’s guilt but also any information that may prove the defendant’s innocence. (originally posted on our RE.J. Facebook group)