AN EXPENDABLE MAN: THE NEAR EXECUTION OF EARL WASHINGTON, JR.

Date

02/20/2010 - 2:00pm

Location

J-MRL - Northside Library - Albemarle Square

Sponsor

JMRL: Northside Library

Description

Part of THE BIG READ
Author Margaret Edds discusses her book and the case of Earl Washington, Jr., a man with cognitive disabilities wrongfully convicted of rape and murder in Culpeper, Virginia who spent almost 18 years in prison (9 on death row) before being exonerated. In addition to being an author, Ms. Edds has been an editorial writer for the Norfolk Virginia-Pilot.


Contact Name

David Plunkett

Contact email

Contact Phone

979.7151 ext 305

Submitted By

Jackie Lichtman

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