The "cage" has been extended since this photo to include five more cells.
CCWF is currently housing 3,071 women (153% ), along with
it's neighbor facility,VSPW, housing 2,587 women (131% capacity).
Twenty women share the Death Row Cage.
(Please look through earlier articles posted to learn more about Kerry's case.)
The opposite of poverty is not wealth. … In too many places, the opposite of poverty is justice.” (Bryan Stevenson)
Watch Bryan Stevenson's talk on TED through this link:
Bryan Stevenson is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, fighting poverty and challenging racial discrimination in the criminal justice system.
Michael Morton freed after 25 years, wrongly convicted of his wife's murder (sentenced over turned Oct. 4, 2011).
Watch another case of innocence uncovered here:
Prosecutorial oversight is typically a matter discussed within legal policymaking circles. The Prosecutorial Oversight Campaign seeks to explore policy reforms to prevent prosecutorial misconduct and error through a national dialogue on the issue, and your voice is critical to this process.
The Innocence Project team and Mr. Morton |
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