15 Men Cleared in First-Ever Mass Exoneration in Cook County
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Reporter Matt Masterson talks about what’s believed to be a first-of-its-kind exoneration.
“It’s a brand new beginning for me,” said Leonard Gipson, one of 15 men who had drug convictions vacated by a judge Thursday. The convictions stemmed from arrests made more than a decade ago by disgraced former Chicago Police Sgt. Ronald Watts.
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15 Men Cleared in First-Ever Mass Exoneration in Cook County
Clip: 11/16/2017 | 3m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
“It’s a brand new beginning for me,” said Leonard Gipson, one of 15 men who had drug convictions vacated by a judge Thursday. The convictions stemmed from arrests made more than a decade ago by disgraced former Chicago Police Sgt. Ronald Watts.
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