“The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room…especially If there is no cat.”

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Delve into the metaphorical meaning behind this phrase, exploring challenges and the nature of elusive problems.

Preface

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Legal system at stake

An Undying Mystery

Real World Justice

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Make sure that the north on your compass is the True North.

The individual this officier that walked up to me one day six months in my prison he says who are you, his name was Jerome Jones, and ignorantly I answered I’m Yusef Salaam one of the guys they accused of raping a Central Park Five jogger but I didn’t do it and to my surprise he says I know that you’re not supposed to be here I’ve been watching you why you are here who are you and it caused me to think about things from this very philosophical position of you know being born finding purpose in life and all of those things that you’re always told about from elders and I remember saying to myself man I never knew what the meaning of my name meant…

Transcript ‘Yusef Salaam What He Learned From Adversity at min 1:48

The sentence ‘I know that you’re not supposed to be here’ from officier Jerome Jones to Yusef Salaam in prison shows, how cruel justice can be: even if they know you have done nothing wrong, they leave you behind bars, in the case of Yusef Salaam for almost seven years!

Justice is struggling like a devil in a holy water basin

Five young boys of color

who did nothing wrong

fabricated in prison!

Yusef Salaam on What He Learned From Adversity

 

Justice is sometimes a raw reality,


just like the raw reality of life


that so many people and children have to face.


A person is reduced to an outcast.

This is what the website is all about:

a reflection of society, crumbling justice.

The bottlenecks of justice, the sticking points,

the credibility and the human tragedy.

Crushing people who have done nothing wrong

as a result of an error in the justice system.

2 The definition of justice when things don’t end well

1 “I Didn’t Know What the Sky Looked Like Any More”: Ricky Jackson Exonerated After 39 Years in Jail

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http://democracynow.org – An Ohio man has been freed from prison after spending 39 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. Ricky Jackson, a 59-year old African-American man, had been jailed since 1975 on a murder conviction. The prosecution’s case was based on the testimony of a 13-year-old witness. After a 2011 investigation, the witness recanted his testimony, saying he had implicated Jackson and two others under police coercion. The witness, Eddy Vernon, said police had fed him the story and threatened to arrest his parents if he didn’t cooperate. On Friday, Ricky Jackson was freed after prosecutors dropped the case. With nearly four decades wrongfully behind bars, Jackson is the longest-held U.S. prisoner to be exonerated. He joins us today along with his lawyer, Brian Howe, a staff attorney with the Ohio Innocence Project.
3 In plain language

2 Before You Judge Someone – WATCH THIS | by Jay Shetty

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Gepubliceerd op 13 nov. 2018

This story was inspired by “The Cookie Thief” by Wayne Dyer

 At minute 2: the conclusion of the video

3 The Innocence Network (Wrongful Convictions Documentary Marathon) | Real Stories

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11 dec 2022

Based on stories from the Innocence Network, a worldwide organization dedicated to exonerating the wrongfully convicted, this four-part series explores the investigations that unjustly led individuals to prison, the battles to revisit their cases, new investigations and the human cost: the emotional impact experienced by those convicted and their families.

1. Barry Gibbs Case: A Vietnam vet maintains his innocence after being accused of strangling a prostitute in 1986.
2. The Lewis Jim Fogle Case: Having already served 34 years for murder and sexual assault convictions, a man has a chance at freedom with DNA testing.
3. The Alan Newton Case
Sentenced to 40 years in prison, a man starts studying law to decipher his file and prove his innocence.
4. The George Toca AKA “Chicken” Case
New Orleans, 1984. A 17-year-old is sentenced to life in prison for his friend’s accidental shooting death.

Preface

Current Page

Legal system at stake

An Undying Mystery

Real World Justice

Elephent in the room