21 Years on Death Row – A living testimony

When:
November 23, 2014 @ 3:30 pm
2014-11-23T15:30:00+00:00
2014-11-23T17:00:00+00:00
Where:
41 Kensington Church Street
Kensington, London W8
UK
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Community of Sant'Egidio London

Hear the direct testimony of a death row inmate – Nicholas Yarris, who spent 21.5 years in prison, with the accusation of murder, although he was innocent. On September 3rd, 2003, based on DNA’s results, the court vacated Yarris’s conviction and he became the 140th person in the United States to be exonerated by post-conviction DNA testing – the 13th DNA exoneration from death row.

After Nick Yarris’ testimony on his life as a former death row inmate, there will time for Q&A and a light refreshment.