This past Sunday, CBS’ 60 Minutes had a show false confessions in Chicago (see below). They noted that Chicago has the highest rate of false confessions for juveniles in the entire country. Cook County States Attorney Anita Alvarez was interviewed. In the past, Ms. Alvarez has spoken in our library for Hispanic Heritage Month. You can hear her lecture on our Podcast page–Volume 3 Number 2 or you can download the MP3 here.
The 60 Minutes piece also discussed the The Innocence Project. Here’s a link to an article in Ebony (September, 2012), Free at Last, that discusses the Innocence Project and recently exonerated men.
Chicago: The false confession capital (December 9, 2012)
Description: It’s hard to believe people would confess to a heinous crime they didn’t commit, but they do — especially teenagers — and there is no place in the U.S. where this has occurred more than in Chicago. Byron Pitts reports.