Capstones
Graduation Date
Fall 12-31-2015
Grading Professor
Yoruba Richen
Subject Concentration
Urban Reporting
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Abstract
This project is a documentary film about the criminal case of Lorenzo Johnson. Johnson was convicted of a murder in the mid-90s and sentenced to life imprisonment in the state of Pennsylvania. Johnson has always maintained his innocence. In 2012, a federal appeals court sided with Johnson and released him. He returned to his home state of New York to speak out against wrongful convictions. However, less than 6 months later, the Supreme Court decided Johnson's original conviction should be upheld and he was forced to return to prison to serve the remainder of his life without the possibility of parole sentence.
Recommended Citation
Williams, Brooke, "The Long Road Back" (2015). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/65