S1EP15: Prosecution Conviction Integrity Units (CIUs) and Wrongful Convictions, with Marissa Bluestine, former innocence lawyer and Assistant Director of the Quattrone Center

This week on Just Justice we talk with Marissa Bluestine, Assistant Director of the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Marissa is a former innocence lawyer and one of the nation's leading experts on Conviction Integrity Units (CIUs). CIUs are specialized units within prosecutor offices that review convictions with strong claims of actual innocence. Marissa guides us through the work of CIUs to identify wrongful convictions and exonerate the innocent, and gives us an insider perspective on what works and what doesn't. Join us for this fascinating episode.

To learn more about Marissa Bluestine and the work of the Quattrone Center: Marissa Bluestine: https://www.law.upenn.edu/faculty/mblu Quattrone Center: https://www.law.upenn.edu/institutes/quattronecenter/

To learn more about CIUs: Conviction Review Unit: a National Perspective (2016) https://www.law.upenn.edu/live/files/5522-cru-final (report by the Quattrone Center)

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