CWCYouth

The Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth is a criminal justice advocacy group focused on interrogations, confessions, & kids. Changing lives and the system.

[CWCYouth @cwcyouth]

You can read the judge's full decision on Brendan Dassey's petition for a writ of habeas corpus at our website: https://t.co/2i78WkcJzW

[CWCYouth @cwcyouth]

#MakingAMurderer brought the problem of false confessions by kids into the spotlight for the first time. But #BrendanDassey is not alone. Charles Johnson spent 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The... https://t.co/su45GLAN3T

[CWCYouth @cwcyouth]

Another incredible message of support for Brendan Dassey and the CWCY.

Please help us continue this important work by joining our challenge campaign at https://t.co/HWipTyAu5n https://t.co/ulYea0nCF8

[CWCYouth @cwcyouth]

Such a hero of the innocence community. Join Lava Records CEO @itsjasonflom in supporting @CWCyouth today!

[Laura Nirider @LauraNirider]

Fantastic message of support for Brendan Dassey and @cwcyouth from music titan @itsjasonflom of Lava Records. In add'n to signing artists like @katyperry, @lorde, & @kidrock, Jason hosts the hit podcast @wrongfulconvictions. Join him in supporting us: https://t.co/ekh1DfVWUx

[CWCYouth @cwcyouth]

We're excited to share a message of support for Brendan Dassey and the CWCY from Damien Echols of the #WestMemphisThree, who was sentenced to death at 18 for a triple murder he didn't commit.

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[CWCYouth @cwcyouth]

Making a Murderer has brought the problem of false confessions by kids into the spotlight for the first time. But Brendan Dassey is not alone.

Your gift this week will help us secure and extra $10,000 in funding to... https://t.co/ZeeneSpr5T

[CWCYouth @cwcyouth]

Humbled by this tremendous support for Brendan Dassey and @CWCyouth from @damienechols, a survivor of wrongful conviction if there ever was one. Please visit https://t.co/Wt3kfFqG2z to support @lauranirider and @sdrizin. #makingamurderer2

[Laura Nirider @LauraNirider]

Yet another incredible message of support for Brendan Dassey and @cwcyouth -- this one from @damienechols of the #WestMemphisThree, who was sentenced to death at 18 for a triple murder he didn't commit. Please visit https://t.co/ekh1DfVWUx to show your support. #makingamurderer2

[CWCYouth @cwcyouth]

Incredible support for Brendan Dassey and @CWCyouth from someone who’s been there. So many thanks, @amamaknox. Please consider supporting us too: https://t.co/Wt3kfFqG2z

[Laura Nirider @LauraNirider]

Another brave message of support for Brendan Dassey and @cwcyouth from Amanda Knox (@amamaknox), who made false incriminating statements during a coercive interrogation in Italy before being exonerated in 2015. Support our work here: https://t.co/ekh1DfVWUx #makingamurderer2

[CWCYouth @cwcyouth]

Deeply grateful to Sir Peter Jackson for his support for @lauranirider, @sdrizin, @cwcyouth, and of course Brendan Dassey. To support our work fighting for wrongly convicted kids, please visit https://t.co/Wt3kfFqG2z. #makingamurderer2

[Laura Nirider @LauraNirider]

So grateful for this incredible message of support for Brendan Dassey and @cwcyouth from #LordoftheRings director Sir Peter Jackson. To support our work fighting for wrongly convicted kids, please visit https://t.co/ekh1DfVWUx. #MakingaMurderer2

[CWCYouth @cwcyouth]

So many #MakingaMurderer2 viewers have asked how they can support @lauranirider and @sdrizin's work to free wrongly convicted children. So far, we've exonerated dozens -- & more to come. Please watch, retweet, and support: https://t.co/Wt3kfFqG2z

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[Laura Nirider @LauraNirider]

Because so many Brendan Dassey supporters and #MakingaMurdererPartTwo viewers have asked how to support our work at @cwcyouth: please watch, retweet, and visit https://t.co/ekh1DfVWUx.

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[Laura Nirider @LauraNirider]

Retweeting this because I'm so delighted to see our friend, the newly exonerated false confessor @danvill1977 on Twitter, just days after his exoneration, doing what? Advocating for Brendan Dassey. What a good man. I can't watch this video enough. When the verdict comes back....

[Laura Nirider @LauraNirider]

Why the law that should have protected Brendan Dassey is failing: “The [Supreme] Court has not weighed in on the so-called voluntariness issue since DNA-based exonerations began to reveal just how common false confessions are in our justice system.” https://t.co/P02ONXGIRP

[Laura Nirider @LauraNirider]

Why would anyone confess to a crime s/he didn't commit? Because standard interrogation tactics work by deceiving suspects into thinking that confessing is in their best interest. Works on the guilty--and the innocent. Watch another false confession here: https://t.co/PgMVg1Z0ey

[Marty Tankleff @xoner8ed]

Thank you @LauraNirider . Empirical evidence shows that the innocent, and juveniles are more likely to confess to crimes they are innocent of compared to other groups. We need to stand with Brendan Dassey. #IStandWithBrendanDassey Our children need us to take a stand.

[Laura Nirider @LauraNirider]

Loving how much the once-obscure AEDPA is being flamed on Twitter right now. Let’s get this unjust law off the books. It’s the reason why Brendan Dassey is still in prison. Some background reading: https://t.co/15gWEpnrVD by @lilianasegura

[Laura Nirider @LauraNirider]

Who filed briefs asking Supreme Ct to hear Brendan's case? 60+ prosecutors. Police trainers. The American Psychological Ass'n. Law profs. And most movingly: 17 exonerees who themselves falsely confessed, including @dr_yusefsalaam & @santanaraymond of Central Park 5 and @xoner8ed.

[Laura Nirider @LauraNirider]

It doesn’t take a lawyer to see that Brendan’s confession was coerced & false. The world gets it. But after giving him two victories, the Seventh Circuit majority held that the law doesn’t clearly prohibit what happened to him. Dissenters were aghast. Time to change this law!

[Laura Nirider @LauraNirider]

Proud to represent #BrendanDassey with @sdrizin and @cwcyouth. Incredible messages of support & strength rolling in as people around the globe are starting to watch Part Two of #MakingaMurderer. We're still fighting for Brendan. Glad to see the world is too!

[Steven A Drizin @SDrizin]

Doing direct appeals and habeas work isn't sexy, certainly not as sexy as trial work/investigative work, but it's a great way to teach young lawyers. It's my hope MAM2 shines a spotlight on the value of Clinical Legal Education @NorthwesternLaw and other law schools. @cwcyouth

[Steven A Drizin @SDrizin]

As I start my MAM2 binge, I'm hoping Laura and Moira showed some of the @NorthwesternCWC @cwcyouth @NorthwesternLaw students who worked right next to @LauraNirider and me. We are training a new generation of freedom fighters. Can't wait to see what they do. It's a source of hope.

[Steven A Drizin @SDrizin]

In the midst of all this MAM2 madness, let us not forget to wish Brendan Dassey a Happy 29th birthday. Happy Birthday to you. https://t.co/TGmopO8GOO