Hennepin County Attorney's Office announces first-of-its-kind unit

The Hennepin County Attorney's office launched a new program to get innocent people out of jail. Several national studies estimate in the U.S. one out of every 20 people found guilty are wrongly convicted. Esme Murphy heard from a man today who spent nearly 20 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. She explains how this program will work.

[@ohmai3706]

This DA needs to get the F out of office. From day 1, she's only advocated for criminals.

[@DowntwnToronto]

So this’ll only be for black people if Mary M is heading it

[@trumpwon8064]

Mary Moriarty is the real problem. Letting more criminals out on the streets

[@RURAL_MN_UP_NORTH]

Do people other than b_lac_ks get to benefit also?

[@trumpwon8064]

No, and they ain't innocent either

[@muhlenberg2608]

I think that reviewing evidence before you bring the case forward is a good idea. But the primary role of a prosecutor is to protect victims. This county attorney seems to pay scant attention to the victims of crime, focusing on prosecuting police officers.

[@douglassandstrom6314]

Well let 200 have their lawyers wo