The Brief
- Non-profit House of Renewed Hope partners with UNT for a Wrongful Conviction Day panel.
- Dallas County exoneree Chris Scott spent 13+ years in prison for a crime he did not commit.
- Scott founded House of Renewed Hope 15 years ago after he was exonerated.
DENTON, Texas – Every year on October 2, cities around the world honor those who have been wrongfully convicted and spread awareness through their stories.
This year, the UNT Department of Criminal Justice joined the non-profit House of Renewed Hope by hosting a Wrongful Conviction Day.
The event featured judges, attorneys and investigators who worked on actual innocence cases. Also featured were four men who spent years in prison for crimes they did not commit.…