On Wednesday, September 27, 2023, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., the Rappaport Center will present "Race and Wrongful Convictions" with Moderator Sharon Beckman, Associate Clinical Professor, and Director, Boston College Innocence Program; and panelists Jarrett M. Adams, Esq., Law Office of Jarrett Adams; Exoneree; Author, “Redeeming Justice: From Defendant to Defender, My Fight for Equity on Both Sides of a Broken System”; Hon. Geraldine Hines, Huber Distinguished Visiting Professor, Boston College Law School; 2018 Rappaport Distinguished Visiting Professor; Samuel R. Gross, Thomas and Mabel Long Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Michigan Law School; Jeffery Robinson, CEO, The Who We Are Project; 2023 Rappaport Distinguished Visiting Professor.

These distinguished panelists will bring historical, empirical, judicial, and legal expertise and lived experience to bear in a conversation about race as a contributing factor in wrongful convictions and possibilities for reform.

This program will be held in East Wing 120, Boston College Law School. Lunch will be provided by Judith's Kitchen. Please RSVP by September 20, 2023.