On August 22, 2007, a man was shot in the abdomen in front of a housing development in the Brooklyn streets. The ensuing police investigation which lead to the arrest, charge and subsequent trial of Jamaal Russ, a man who had nothing to do with the victim and was entirely innocent of the offence.
In the years that followed, Jamaal Russ fought the NYPD and the DA’s office in a bid to clear his name and to seek justice for what he claimed to be a malicious prosecution.
Through gripping courtroom drama, a flawed investigation and a fight against a system that could have seen him jailed for another man’s crime, Jamaal Russ tells the story of how he fought back against a wrong that has overshadowed everything he has done since that day.
Read on, to discover the truth about The People v Jamaal Russ. It will challenge your perceptions and change the way you look at a system which doesn’t always get it right.
Free on 4th - 8th Jul 17
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