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60 Minutes on Dallas County Exonerations

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Last night, the CBS News program 60 Minutes reported on James Lee Woodard's exoneration last week.  His is the 17th post-conviction DNA exoneration in the county -- more than any other county in America.  Video is here for the report, "DNA Helps Free Inmate After 27 Years." The report also contained a segment with correspondent Scott Pelley talking with Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins about the death penalty.Here's the transcript of that segment:Watkins:  It's a new day in Dallas County. (Archive footage of Watkins speaking at rally) Pelley:  When he took office last year, Craig Watkins became the first Black district attorney in the history of Texas.  He's 40 years old, a lawyer with no previous experience prosecuting felonies, but a lot of ideas about criminal justice...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on May 05, 2008 (boomark / email).