Rickey Jackson spent 39 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit.
He finally was exonerated after the only witness against him recanted his testimony decades after the original trial.
Jackson tells his story in a documentary called Lovely Jackson that’s now streaming on Prime Video.
On Cincinnati Edition, we talk about the film, as well as with Jackson and a member of his legal team from the Ohio Innocence Project about how he has rebuilt his life.
Guests:
- Rickey Jackson, exoneree
- Brian Howe, professor of clinical law, Ohio Innocence Project, College of Law, University of Cincinnati
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