Wrongful Conviction

#309 Jason Flom with Jace Washington

On April 29, 2007, six undocumented immigrants from El Salvador were living in a trailer in Slidell, LA when they were robbed at gunpoint. The robbery went awry and Jose Carlos Matinez-Carpio was shot and killed. Two men were arrested for the killing and one of the men, Edric Cooper, implicated Jace Washington in an effort to earn leniency from the state. Jace had no prior criminal record, and no physical or forensic evidence pointed to him. Nevertheless, Jace Washington was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison.  to learn more and get involved, visit:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm3X1GRnxTI"></a> <a href="https://izzyafriyie.com/jace-washington/">https://izzyafriyie.com/jace-washington/</a> <a href="https://www.change.org/p/st-tammany-parish-district-attorney-office-and-louisiana-department-of-justice-please-help-me-bring-my-son-jace-colby-washington-home">https://www.change.org/p/st-tammany-parish-district-attorney-office-and-louisiana-department-of-justice-please-help-me-bring-my-son-jace-colby-washington-home</a> <a href="https://izzyafriyie.com/petition-to-free-innocent-man-jace-washington/">https://izzyafriyie.com/petition-to-free-innocent-man-jace-washington/</a> <a href="https://friendsofjustice.blog/2021/07/17/jace-washington-and-the-monsters-of-saint-tammany/">https://friendsofjustice.blog/2021/07/17/jace-washington-and-the-monsters-of-saint-tammany/</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMS-0ynDS14">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMS-0ynDS14</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm3X1GRnxTI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm3X1GRnxTI</a> Wrongful Conviction is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Hosted by celebrated criminal justice reform advocate and founding board member of the Innocence Project Jason Flom, Pulitzer prize-winning podcast host and producer Maggie Freleng, and Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and podcast host Lauren Bright Pacheco, Wrongful Conviction features intimate conversations with men and women who have spent years in prison for crimes they maintain they did not commit. Some have been fully exonerated and reunited with family and friends while others continue to languish, with some even facing execution on death row. Each episode peels back the layers behind the stories of those who have found themselves caught in a legal system gone wrong, with illuminating insights from lawyers and leading experts sharing their in-depth knowledge about each case, from prison visits and courtroom battles to reexamined crime scenes and witness interviews. This gripping series reveals the tragedy of injustice…as well as the triumph that is possible when people step up and demand change.