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Have you ever experienced something so traumatic that you had a hard time trying to remember what happened?

Why would you ever confess to something you didn’t do?

According to research, women are more likely than men to be convicted of crimes, when no crime occurred. Data from the National Registry of Exonerations, which accounts for 3,062 exonerated individuals, estimates that nearly 70% of women who were exonerated had been convicted of crimes that didn't occur.

Was this the situation with Melissa Lucio? 

A psychologist and law professor are here to take us through this discussion and to field listener calls. Also, we’ll be joined by the executive director of Death Penalty Action, the organization that has been coordinating the Free Melissa Lucio campaign.

Guests:

Professor Valena Beety 

  Dr. Jeff Temple

Abraham Bonowitz

Town Square with Ernie Manouse is a gathering space for the community to come together and discuss the day’s most important and pressing issues.

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