In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City’s Central Park. They spent between 6 and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, leading to their convictions being overturned. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, this is the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories and an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice.
Director : David McMahon|Ken Burns|Sarah BurnsCast : Angela Black|Antron McCray|Craig Steven Wilder|Ed Koch|Jim Dwyer|Kevin Richardson|Kharey Wise|Matias Reyes|Raymond Santana|Yusef Salaam
Genre : Documentary
Release Date : 5/24/2012
Country : United States
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