EPIC Annual Conference

“The people who have been to school think they know how to fix school, but the problems with education are so complex. No matter what type of law you practice, you will have an impact on education. If you help a family with housing, or healthcare, or improve the environment, it all trickles down to our children.” -Kim Bearden, Ron Clark Academy

Our last panel was incredible! See below for our quote highlights and additional information:

Some feel good quotes:
“You can’t be thankful enough. You appreciate life because your life had been take away.” (Clarence Harrison on how he felt after release)

“If you’re looking for something to do where you can really make a difference, it doesn’t get much better than this.” (Jason Costa on how he felt when Clarence Harrison was released)

“We never take no for an answer... we try not to give up.” (Clare Gilbert on what GIP does to overcome hurdles to find the exculpatory evidence)

“A miscarriage of justice cannot be corrected until it is rectified... until we can rectify this, it will still be an issue... the system is still broken.” (Clarence Harrison)

Helpful links:
Georgia Innocence Project (GIP):
https://www.georgiainnocenceproject.org/

Clarence Harrison’s Story:
https://www.innocenceproject.org/cases/clarence-harrison/

DNA Denial (WSB-TV):
http://projects.wsb.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/dna-denial/

Making a Murderer:
https://www.netflix.com/title/80000770

Picture: Jason Costa (99C, 06L) and Clarence Harrison on the Spring 2005 issue of Emory Magazine. Costa was a student intern at GIP when he worked on Harrison’s case. He was hired by GIP after graduating in May 2006.