Central Park Five
A Forgotten ‘Central Park Five’ Defendant Was Just Exonerated After 31 Years
Steven Lopez, now 48, was arrested and charged along with the “Central Park Five” when he was a teenager. But he never appealed his case.
How Cops Lie to Kids in Interrogations—and Get Away With It
Two new bills in Oregon and Illinois are trying to change that.
Ava DuVernay Is Being Sued Over the Interrogation Scenes In 'When They See Us'
A firm that teaches controversial interrogation techniques believes the series got their method all wrong.
Jharrel Jerome Was Ready for His Emmy
Jerome, who played one of the Central Park Five in Netflix's 'When They See Us,' talked to VICE earlier this summer about his Emmy-winning role.
Yes, Trump Actually Just Tried to "Both Sides" the Central Park 5
He wouldn't apologize for running full-page ads in several New York newspapers calling for the teens' execution
Oprah's 'When They See Us Now' Special Shows the Scars the Series Didn't Heal
The exonerated men, formerly known as the Central Park Five, still struggle with trauma as they fight for systemic change.
Ava DuVernay's Central Park Five Series 'When They See Us' Is Going to Be a Gut-Punch for Trump
Trump famously railed against the wrongfully convicted teens. Now DuVernay is going to tell their story.
These Powerful Movies Expose America's Broken Criminal Justice System
Some essential on-screen examples that show, rather than just tell, audiences what isn't working.
Ava DuVernay Is Creating a Central Park Five Series for Netflix
The filmmaker plans to explore each step the criminal justice system took before the five Harlem teens were exonerated in 2014 for a crime they didn't commit.
Donald Trump's Anti-American Contempt for the Law
When Donald Trump says that he thinks the Central Park Five, wrongfully convicted of rape as teenagers, are guilty despite the evidence, he reveals himself as someone with no respect for the system he wants to run.
Live From the American Justice Summit
We're live from the American Justice Summit, an event exploring the personal, social, and financial inequities of America's prison system — and ways to remedy them.
Why Are There Up to 120,000 Innocent People in US Prisons?
In a criminal justice system many say is broken, false confessions and plea bargains spurred by oppressive sentencing laws have put thousands of innocent people behind bars.