When They See Us
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"When They See Us" is a Netflix miniseries that dramatizes the true story of the "Central Park Five." These five Black and Latino teenagers—Korey Wise, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Antron McCray, and Kevin Richardson—were wrongfully convicted of the 1989 assault of a white jogger in New York City's Central Park.12
Despite confessions obtained after lengthy interrogations and a lack of DNA evidence linking them to the crime, the teenagers were convicted and served between 6 and 13 years in prison. Their convictions were overturned in 2002 when the actual perpetrator confessed. Now known as the "Exonerated Five," their story highlights systemic racism, flawed police work, and the devastating consequences of wrongful conviction.12
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