When a Witness Recants

When a Witness Recants
Directed byDawn Porter
Directed by
Dawn Porter
In 1983, author Ta-Nehisi Coates learned that a 14-year-old boy was murdered in his Baltimore middle school. Upon revisiting the case, he uncovers the truth: Three innocent teenagers were wrongfully convicted and spent 36 years in prison — creating a lasting impact on the accused, the witnesses, and their community.
middle school
wrongful conviction
1980s
innocent in jail
middle schoolers
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