John Oliver devoted Sunday’s “Last Week Tonight” to breaking down the multiple reasons behind why people of color are routinely excluded from juries, a negative aspect of our justice system “so flagrant even Brett Kavanaugh has a problem with it.”
“If you want to see the lengths to which prosecutors are willing to go, just look at the multiple murder trials of Curtis Flowers in Mississippi,” Oliver said. “His case made it all the way to the Supreme Court, which decided that his prosecutor had repeatedly and blatantly tried to whitewash the jury. And that opinion was written by maybe the last justice you’d expect.”
Yes, Oliver revealed it was Associate Justice Kavanaugh, who wrote “a White Mississippi prosecutor’s goal was to have an all-white jury decide the fate of an African-American man accused of murder, which is unconstitutional.” The justice said that District Attorney Doug Evans...
“If you want to see the lengths to which prosecutors are willing to go, just look at the multiple murder trials of Curtis Flowers in Mississippi,” Oliver said. “His case made it all the way to the Supreme Court, which decided that his prosecutor had repeatedly and blatantly tried to whitewash the jury. And that opinion was written by maybe the last justice you’d expect.”
Yes, Oliver revealed it was Associate Justice Kavanaugh, who wrote “a White Mississippi prosecutor’s goal was to have an all-white jury decide the fate of an African-American man accused of murder, which is unconstitutional.” The justice said that District Attorney Doug Evans...
- 8/17/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
The 79th Peabody Awards Board of Jurors has chosen the 30 programs in broadcast and digital it deems the “most compelling and empowering” for the year 2019, as well as two honorees for Institutional Awards, which have transformed media programming and cultural language.
The Peabody Awards are notable for being a juried award chosen from more than 1,300 submissions. The 19 jury members represent a group of industry professionals, media scholars, critics, and journalists — for a program to win distinction, the jury’s choice must be unanimous.
Though chosen in early 2020, there is a recurrent theme found in several of this year’s winners, that of problematic policing and institutional racism within the criminal justice system. Seven projects dealt with the subject, including documentary “True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality”; the Netflix miniseries on the Central Park jogger case, “When They See Us”; the podcast on the recently overturned Curtis Flowers case, “In...
The Peabody Awards are notable for being a juried award chosen from more than 1,300 submissions. The 19 jury members represent a group of industry professionals, media scholars, critics, and journalists — for a program to win distinction, the jury’s choice must be unanimous.
Though chosen in early 2020, there is a recurrent theme found in several of this year’s winners, that of problematic policing and institutional racism within the criminal justice system. Seven projects dealt with the subject, including documentary “True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality”; the Netflix miniseries on the Central Park jogger case, “When They See Us”; the podcast on the recently overturned Curtis Flowers case, “In...
- 6/10/2020
- by Libby Hill
- Thompson on Hollywood
The 79th Peabody Awards Board of Jurors has chosen the 30 programs in broadcast and digital it deems the “most compelling and empowering” for the year 2019, as well as two honorees for Institutional Awards, which have transformed media programming and cultural language.
The Peabody Awards are notable for being a juried award chosen from more than 1,300 submissions. The 19 jury members represent a group of industry professionals, media scholars, critics, and journalists — for a program to win distinction, the jury’s choice must be unanimous.
Though chosen in early 2020, there is a recurrent theme found in several of this year’s winners, that of problematic policing and institutional racism within the criminal justice system. Seven projects dealt with the subject, including documentary “True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality”; the Netflix miniseries on the Central Park jogger case, “When They See Us”; the podcast on the recently overturned Curtis Flowers case, “In...
The Peabody Awards are notable for being a juried award chosen from more than 1,300 submissions. The 19 jury members represent a group of industry professionals, media scholars, critics, and journalists — for a program to win distinction, the jury’s choice must be unanimous.
Though chosen in early 2020, there is a recurrent theme found in several of this year’s winners, that of problematic policing and institutional racism within the criminal justice system. Seven projects dealt with the subject, including documentary “True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality”; the Netflix miniseries on the Central Park jogger case, “When They See Us”; the podcast on the recently overturned Curtis Flowers case, “In...
- 6/10/2020
- by Libby Hill
- Indiewire
Sometimes, the Wrong Man is the Wrong WoMan.
When Wrong Man Season 2 premieres this Sunday, series creator Joe Berlinger steps away from the title to explore how women, too, can find themselves unable to extricate themselves from a justice system that does them wrong.
The Wrong Man Season 1 produced actual results, so those inmates involved would be hard-pressed not to get their hopes up as a result of being a part of Berlinger's series.
Season 1 death row inmate Curtis Flowers saw his conviction overturned in the case of a quadruple murder after being prosecuted for it six times by the same prosecutor.
If not for the team on Wrong Man, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged, Flowers could still be on death row today.
Christopher Tapp served 21 years behind bars for the rape and murder of an 18-year-old girl after he was coerced into confessing.
For those of you who...
When Wrong Man Season 2 premieres this Sunday, series creator Joe Berlinger steps away from the title to explore how women, too, can find themselves unable to extricate themselves from a justice system that does them wrong.
The Wrong Man Season 1 produced actual results, so those inmates involved would be hard-pressed not to get their hopes up as a result of being a part of Berlinger's series.
Season 1 death row inmate Curtis Flowers saw his conviction overturned in the case of a quadruple murder after being prosecuted for it six times by the same prosecutor.
If not for the team on Wrong Man, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged, Flowers could still be on death row today.
Christopher Tapp served 21 years behind bars for the rape and murder of an 18-year-old girl after he was coerced into confessing.
For those of you who...
- 2/8/2020
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Wrong Man documentary series takes some unexpected turns as it enters season 2.
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Joe Berlinger's Starz series Wrong Man continues its tradition of documentary justice. Season 1 led to two overturned murder convictions: for Curtis Flowers, who was tried six times by nearly all-white juries, and Christopher Tapp, exonerated from rape and murder charges after serving 20 years of a 30-year sentence. It also helped Evaristo Salas win a new trial where he will be represented by a pro bono lawyer. Wrong Man season 2 focuses on wronged women.
The long-form documentary journalism series messes with the formula set in the first season in a few ways. The obvious one is that this season focuses on wrongfully accused women. Beginning with "The Case Against Grandma," Vonda Smith, who was convicted of beating 21-year-old Jessie Morrison, the mother of her grandchild, beyond recognition. The less obvious change is the show pulls...
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Joe Berlinger's Starz series Wrong Man continues its tradition of documentary justice. Season 1 led to two overturned murder convictions: for Curtis Flowers, who was tried six times by nearly all-white juries, and Christopher Tapp, exonerated from rape and murder charges after serving 20 years of a 30-year sentence. It also helped Evaristo Salas win a new trial where he will be represented by a pro bono lawyer. Wrong Man season 2 focuses on wronged women.
The long-form documentary journalism series messes with the formula set in the first season in a few ways. The obvious one is that this season focuses on wrongfully accused women. Beginning with "The Case Against Grandma," Vonda Smith, who was convicted of beating 21-year-old Jessie Morrison, the mother of her grandchild, beyond recognition. The less obvious change is the show pulls...
- 2/5/2020
- Den of Geek
Curtis Flowers, the accused murderer whose six trials have all resulted in either hung juries or vacated convictions, was granted bail on Monday for the first time after more than two decades in prison. If he can post bail, Flowers will be a free man, albeit temporarily while prosecutors determine whether he should be tried for a seventh time.
Flowers’ bail was set at $250,000 — significantly more than the $25,000 amount his defense attorneys had requested. He will have to wear an ankle bracelet while he awaits the prosecutors’ decision.
Flowers was...
Flowers’ bail was set at $250,000 — significantly more than the $25,000 amount his defense attorneys had requested. He will have to wear an ankle bracelet while he awaits the prosecutors’ decision.
Flowers was...
- 12/16/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Tony Sokol Dec 12, 2019
A second helping of justice will be served. Starz announces premiere date for Joe Berlinger's Wrong Man Season 2.
Joe Berlinger's documentary series Wrong Man shows what long form documentary journalism can achieve. After the first season, the Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Curtis Flowers, who had been tried six times by nearly all-white juries; Christopher Tapp was exonerated from rape and murder charges after serving 20 years of a 30-year sentence; Evaristo Salas will go to into a new trial represented by a pro bono lawyer.
After a successful first season, Starz has announced that Wrong Man season 2 will premiere on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 9:45 p.m. The premiere episode will air following the series finale of Power.
After the premiere episode, Wrong Man will air on Sundays at 9:00 p.m. The six-episode documentary series examines the cases of three different inmates who are...
A second helping of justice will be served. Starz announces premiere date for Joe Berlinger's Wrong Man Season 2.
Joe Berlinger's documentary series Wrong Man shows what long form documentary journalism can achieve. After the first season, the Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Curtis Flowers, who had been tried six times by nearly all-white juries; Christopher Tapp was exonerated from rape and murder charges after serving 20 years of a 30-year sentence; Evaristo Salas will go to into a new trial represented by a pro bono lawyer.
After a successful first season, Starz has announced that Wrong Man season 2 will premiere on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 9:45 p.m. The premiere episode will air following the series finale of Power.
After the premiere episode, Wrong Man will air on Sundays at 9:00 p.m. The six-episode documentary series examines the cases of three different inmates who are...
- 12/12/2019
- Den of Geek
"Do you ever stop eating?" Sometimes we need a good pick-me-up, and it's a short film like this that might do the trick. Christmas Spirit is a lovely 10 minute short film made by director/editor Andy Delaney, with writer Rich With. "Working in conjunction with the charity Cruse Bereavement Care, Andy and Rich have crafted a beautifully melancholic and yet ultimately uplifting Christmas film guaranteed to leave a lump in your throat." The short is about a boy who helps his dad deal with grief at Christmas in his own unique way. Starring Curtis Flowers and introducing Bert Davis as The Boy, along with Charles Sharman-Cox, Olivia Sawbridge, Rachel Beauchamp, Dylan Tate and Jamie-Lee Pike. Not only is this an excellent short, the music they use throughout really adds to the emotion of it all. Highly recommend watch this one. Thanks to Rich for the tip on this. Description via...
- 12/12/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Starz Renews ‘Wrong Man’ For Second Season As Supreme Court Strikes Conviction Of Season One Subject
Starz has picked up original series Wrong Man for a second season, the announcement coming the same week the Supreme Court struck down the conviction of death row inmate Curtis Flowers, whose case was examined in the series’ first season.
The six-episode second season from filmmaker Joe Berlinger re-investigates three cases of inmates who have been incarcerated for decades but claim they were wrongfully convicted of the brutal crimes.
“With Wrong Man, Joe and his team have created a format unique to the true crime genre that is both compelling for viewers and has had real life implications for the wrongfully accused individuals involved in these cases,” said Jeffrey Hirsch, Starz COO. “With a second season, we look forward to deploying our team of experts on three new cases, to continue to explore whether justice was in fact served.
The six-episode second season from filmmaker Joe Berlinger re-investigates three cases of inmates who have been incarcerated for decades but claim they were wrongfully convicted of the brutal crimes.
“With Wrong Man, Joe and his team have created a format unique to the true crime genre that is both compelling for viewers and has had real life implications for the wrongfully accused individuals involved in these cases,” said Jeffrey Hirsch, Starz COO. “With a second season, we look forward to deploying our team of experts on three new cases, to continue to explore whether justice was in fact served.
- 6/28/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Starz has picked up a six-episode second season of the true crime docuseries “Wrong Man,” the network said Friday.
The new season of the series from filmmaker Joe Berlinger will re-investigate the cases of three new inmates who, having been incarcerated for decades, claim they were wrongfully convicted of brutal crimes.
The investigative team featured in Season 1, made up of civil rights attorney Ron Kuby, former prosecutor Sue-Ann Robinson, retired NCIS investigator Joe Kennedy and Ira Todd of Detroit’s elite Homicide Task Force, will return for Season 2 to look into the new cases.
Also Read: Mrc Television Enlists Ken Segna as Head of Development
In contrast to the first season, two of the three inmates featured on the upcoming season will be women. Read Starz’s description of all three below:
Vonda Smith, a grandmother with no criminal history, was convicted of beating her grandchild’s mother — 21-year-old Jessie Morrison...
The new season of the series from filmmaker Joe Berlinger will re-investigate the cases of three new inmates who, having been incarcerated for decades, claim they were wrongfully convicted of brutal crimes.
The investigative team featured in Season 1, made up of civil rights attorney Ron Kuby, former prosecutor Sue-Ann Robinson, retired NCIS investigator Joe Kennedy and Ira Todd of Detroit’s elite Homicide Task Force, will return for Season 2 to look into the new cases.
Also Read: Mrc Television Enlists Ken Segna as Head of Development
In contrast to the first season, two of the three inmates featured on the upcoming season will be women. Read Starz’s description of all three below:
Vonda Smith, a grandmother with no criminal history, was convicted of beating her grandchild’s mother — 21-year-old Jessie Morrison...
- 6/28/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
If “Serial” and “Making a Murderer” taught us anything, it’s that injustice is everywhere. Truth has never been stranger (or sadder) than fiction in “Wrong Man,” a six-part documentary series from “Paradise Lost” director Joe Berlinger. The series examines three different inmates who have been incarcerated for decades and claim they are innocent. Following a team of legal, investigative, and forensic experts as they re-investigate the cases, the series uncovers new theories, offers alternate suspects and reveals startling new evidence that could prove these inmates are not guilty.
“Wrong Man” takes an in-depth look at the following cases: Evaristo Salas, who was 16 years old in 1997 when he was sentenced as an adult to 33 years in Washington state prison. Christopher Tapp, who confessed to killing and sexually assaulting an 18-year-old girl in Idaho after multiple and lengthy taped police interrogations. The mother of the victim has become convinced that his confession was coerced by police.
“Wrong Man” takes an in-depth look at the following cases: Evaristo Salas, who was 16 years old in 1997 when he was sentenced as an adult to 33 years in Washington state prison. Christopher Tapp, who confessed to killing and sexually assaulting an 18-year-old girl in Idaho after multiple and lengthy taped police interrogations. The mother of the victim has become convinced that his confession was coerced by police.
- 5/4/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Though it doesn’t emphasize it in an explicit way, one of the enduring achievements of Apm Reports’ “In the Dark” is how the show turns lost time into a tangible tragedy. When we talk about justice — especially in a storytelling era that’s elevated true crime’s place in the public consciousness — it’s often framed as something to be regained, something missing that can be made whole. What this podcast, now in the midst of a just-launched Season 2, does best is to show just how differently everyone’s conception of what’s been lost really is.
The first collection of episodes followed the abduction case of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling, the start of a missing-persons investigation that remained unsolved for 27 years until a September 2016 court confession. Following the events surrounding Wetterling’s disappearance, “In the Dark” became far more than an isolated story. It was an indictment of local law enforcement shortsightedness,...
The first collection of episodes followed the abduction case of 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling, the start of a missing-persons investigation that remained unsolved for 27 years until a September 2016 court confession. Following the events surrounding Wetterling’s disappearance, “In the Dark” became far more than an isolated story. It was an indictment of local law enforcement shortsightedness,...
- 5/2/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
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