Today, Hunter was joined by Journalist Dan Hinkel to discuss his newest piece about the Conviction Integrity Unit in Cook County. While CIUs are an imperfect vessel to right the wrongs of a wrongful conviction, they still serve an essential function when they operate properly. The problem is since Eileen O’Neill Burketook over as the new State Attorney in Cook County the CIU hasn’t exonerated a single person. Dan joins the show to help us understand how that has happened.
Guest:
Dan Hinkel, Senior Reporter, Injustice Watch
Resources:
Find Dan’s Work Here
https://www.injusticewatch.org/author/danhinkel/
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