He's been imprisoned for 36 years ... with no clue when or if he will finally be released. And yet New Jersey's premier jailhouse lawyer, who's won reduced sentences and even release for fellow inmates, remains unable to free himself.
On this edition of "Due Process," you'll meet Ronnie Long, a model prisoner, who, for nearly four decades, has insisted he is innocent of the murder for which he was convicted. He's filed hundreds of petitions and employed countless legal strategies, but Long remains locked up - indefinitely - at Northern State Prison.
Following my behind-bars with Long, Civil Rights Attorney Larry Lustberg joins me in Rutgers Law School's moot courtroom to discuss the many legal and ethical questions raised by Ronnie's case: from the problems with New Jersey's parole system to the difficulty of proving innocence without DNA evidence, and the dilemma of an accused man who refuses to say he's guilty even if it could win his release.
It's a story you won't see elsewhere, a "Due Process"you won't want to miss.
6 окт 2024
