WNYC: From Childhood Friends to Law School Colleagues, with a Detour to Prison

Written By Marc Howard

Marc Howard helped his childhood friend Marty Tankleff get out of prison; in turn Tankleff inspired Howard to embark on a legal career focused on exonerating wrongly imprisoned individuals.

Now, they are now teaching a course at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., "Making an Exoneree," where they examine the cases of incarcerated men they believe are innocent. Read more here.

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