FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Government Accountability Project Senior Counsel Joins Justice Denied: Unreliable Evidence and Accountability Panel Discussion
Richmond, VA—On Wednesday, April 19 at 6:30pm, The Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU and VPM are partnering to present Justice Denied: Unreliable Evidence and Accountability—a panel discussion featuring Government Accountability Project’s Senior Counsel and Education Director, Dana Gold. This panel will explore themes from Admissible: Shreds of Evidence, a podcast that shines a light on how evidence itself can be flawed, mishandled, or even manipulated, and how one whistleblower can change everything.
The discussion will center around how a brave whistleblower tried to expose how deeply problematic evidence testing went awry at the Virginia state crime lab in the 1970s and 80s leading to wrongful convictions. What role does forensic science play in court cases today? How can those responsible for mistakes be held accountable? And what can our communities do to reestablish trust in the criminal legal system?
Listen to Admissible: Shreds of Evidence to hear the story of 13 men who were exonerated in Virginia after the discovery of preserved evidence hidden for decades in a Virginia records facility, and the forensic scientist responsible for those samples—Mary Jane Burton.
WHEN: April 19, 2023 | 6:30-8:30 PM
WHERE: Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU
601 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Free and Open to the Public
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