In 1988, Ben Spencer was sentenced to life in prison for a murder he did not commit. He spent 34 years wrongfully imprisoned. Ben and journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty (Class of ’81, author of Bringing Ben Home) share his story – and larger story about the flaws in the legal system that allow mistakes to occur. In conversation with Dr. Magnús Bernhardsson.
11:00 AM to 12:15 PM on the MainStage, ’62 Center for Theater and Dance. Co-sponsored by the Political Science department.