Wrongly Convicted

Compelling NEW lecture added for Friday, March 1. 

Ohio Attorney General and wife to speak on: Wrongful Conviction: Rethinking American Criminal Justice

While Ohio Attorney General, Jim Petro learned that wrongful conviction- the unimaginable nightmare of being convicted of a crime you didn't commit - occurs much more frequently than Americans imagine. He and his wife Nancy, co-authors of False Justice: Eight Myths that Convict the Innocent, will discuss why our justice system convicts the innocent and how we can reduce tragic conviction errors that put all Americans at risk.

Former Ohio prosecutor Jim Petro became the first state Attorney General to intervene in an Innocence Project case when he became convinced that an innocent man was serving a life sentence in Ohio for a murder and rapes he did not commit. Petro has since become a pro bono attorney for the Innocence Project, was instrumental in changing Ohio's criminal justice law, and is an advocate for criminal justice reform. Nancy Petro, who co-wrote with Jim Petro False Justice - Eight Myths that Convict the Innocent, actively debunks myths that fuel conviction errors.

The free lecture begins at 12:15pm and will be held in Room 300 of the NEC Building on the USF campus, located at the corner of Fletcher Ave. and Bruce B. Downs Blvd.  

Register and order a $2.50 parking permit: call 813-974-2403, opt. 1