Adam Foss, a former assistant district attorney in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, and Jessica Simes, a sociology professor at Boston University hosted the second Rise3 Symposium.
News, On Campus
19 Years Behind Bars: Dennis Maher Talks Jail Wrongful Conviction
Even though Dennis Maher had alibis for the two nights that a woman was raped, he received a 30 year plus life sentence for rape and assault and battery. He served 19 years in prison before being released.
On Campus, News
D’Amico Looks at Mass Incarceration Rates Around the World
D’Amico said that the United States locks up more than 20 percent of the world’s prisoners.