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DePaul's student-run newspaper since 1923
DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

From left, Georgianna Torres-Reyes, Brian Beals, Celia Colón, Jesse Cheng and Sister Helen Prejean lead a panel discussion about reimagining America’s criminal justice system on the evening of Wednesday, April 23, 2025. The crowd of around 75 DePaul faculty and students gathered at DePaul's Cortelyou Commons.

‘The unimportance of being innocent’ in America’s criminal justice system

Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor / April 28, 2025

In America, people charged with crimes are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty.  But those who have lived through America’s legal and correctional system say it’s not that simple.  “If...

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