Month: February 2013

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Wrongful Convictions Panel: What Went Wrong?

Since 1973, 142 people in 26 states have been released from death row with evidence of their innocence, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. On average, the exonerated prisoner spent 9.8 years behind bars.

Juan Meléndez and Greg Wilhoit, from Witness to Innocence, spent a combined 22+ years on death row for crimes they did not commit. Hear their powerful stories about their journey from death row to freedom. Professor Aliza Kaplan and Professor Tung Yin will provide legal insight on wrongful convictions and the criminal justice system.

March 6, 2013
6:00 – 7:30PM
Lewis & Clark Law School
McCarty Classroom 2
10015 SW Terwilliger Boulevard
Portland, OR 97219
Free and open to the public

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Death Penalty Panel Discussion at PCC

The Death Penalty in Oregon:
Targeting the Poor and Mentally Ill

Join us for a panel discussion on the Death Penalty in Oregon: Targeting the Poor and Mentally Ill. This event will discuss problems with the death penalty in Oregon including mental illness evaluation during trials, effects of solitary confinement, mental illness treatment on death row, and more. The panel will include Capital Defense Attorney Jeff Ellis, forensic and clinical psychologist Dr. Michelle Guyton, and political science Professor Dr. Michael Sonnleitner.

February 21, 2013
6:00 – 7:30PM
Portland Community College
Cascade Campus
Student Center (SC), Cafeteria
705 N. Killingsworth Street
Portland, OR 97217

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