One of Central Park's entrances has a new name in honor of the men formerly known as the Central Park Five and now known as The Exonerated Five.
's entrances has a new name in honor of the men formerly known as the Central Park Five and now known as The Exonerated Five.It honors all who have been wrongfully convicted of crimes and was inspired by the acquittal of the Exonerated Five. The sign also recognized the ongoing struggle and fight to ensure justice for all.
The gate is located on Central Park North and is mid-block between Malcolm X Boulevard and Fifth Ave.The brutal 1989 assault and rape of 28-year-old white investment banker Trisha Meili, who was in a coma for 12 days after the attack, was considered emblematic of New York City's lawlessness in an era when the city recorded 2,000 murders a year.
Five teenagers were convicted in the attack and served six to 13 years in prison. Their convictions were overturned in 2002 after evidence linked a convicted serial rapist and murderer, Matias Reyes, to the attack. After a lengthy review, prosecutors concluded the teenagers' confessions, made after hours of interrogations by NYPD detectives, were deeply flawed.
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