New York v. McCray, Richardson, Salaam, Santana, and Wise (The Central Park Five)

In any criminal justice system, there is bound to be abuse. No system is perfect, not even close. But the case discussed in this episode is one of the most egregious top-to-bottom failures of law enforcement in New York history. Rights were violated, and at every turn where someone could have taken responsibility and ended the parade of injustice, they just doubled down. Listen as colleague and law partner Robert Gottlieb joins Paul to discuss the 1989 case involving five bo...