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Kevin Richardson
Kevin Richardson is one of the five Black and Hispanic teenagers wrongfully convicted in the 1989 Central Park jogger case. He was 14 years old when he was arrested and served approximately five and a half years of his sentence until the conviction was overturned in 2002. Today, he serves as an advocate for criminal justice reform, using his experience with systemic injustice and false coercions to shed light on the flaws in our justice system and the lasting impact that these shortcomings have on individuals and communities.