Sen. Kamala Harris in NBCNewsTHINK: Why President Trump — and all Americans — must watch Ava DuVernay's Central Park trial series.
While each of these boys suffered terribly due to this miscarriage of justice, Korey Wise’s story is especially horrific. His experience underscores the extent to which our system is in desperate need of reform.
Director Ava DuVernay, center, with the Central Park 5: Raymond Santana, from left, Kevin Richardson, Korey Wise, Anthony McCray and Yuesf Salaam, attend the world premiere of "When They See Us," at the Apollo Theater in New York on May 20, 2019.It’s long past time for our criminal justice system to treat children like children. And not just because it’s the right thing to do — but because research tells us what we already know, that young people are different than adults.
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