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An Update on Pittsburgh's Exoneration Art

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The artist Dan Bolick has posted, "Painting the Exonerated," at the Innocence Project's Innocence Blog.  His exhibit at the Westmoreland Museum of American Artis noted here.  An excerpt:I taught art for the inner-city Pittsburgh Public Schools for many years, and during that time I worked with many kids who wound up on the wrong side of the law.  Some got caught up in the legal system and found themselves being accused of petty crimes that they didn?t commit.  After being gone from my class for awhile they would return wondering ?Why me??  I tried to explain that the criminal justice system is not always fair, is somewhat broken and is simply best to be avoided.  I would tell them that sometimes the easy people to blame get fingered for crimes they didn?t commit...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 10, 2009 (boomark / email).