rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/reopen-linda-fairsteins-cases-now?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-reopen-linda-fairsteins-cases-now' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Color Of Change https://actionnetwork.org/groups/color-of-change https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/135/506/normal/ak-page_(1).jpg Linda Fairstein, the prosecutor responsible for the false prosecution of the 'Exonerated Five' (fka "the Central Park Five"), oversaw hundreds of cases during her tenure in the Manhattan DA's office. And there's no telling how many of those convictions should be overturned too. Linda Fairstein committed a cruel act of injustice when she fought to prosecute the 5 innocent boys for a crime they did not commit. Linda used her power as a prosecutor to pursue these false convictions even though there was no physical evidence tying the boys to the rape. Even after the true rapist confessed, prompting a thorough investigation that illuminated every single place where the DA's office went wrong--including that none of the boys' coerced confessions actually matched the facts of the crime--Fairstein still to this day maintains that they were guilty of "something." This brazen denial of hard facts and evidence calls her judgment into question and the 30 years she wielded unchecked prosecutorial discretion and power. That's why we're joining Justice League NYC and other partners across the country to demand that DA Cy Vance immediately reopen all of Fairstein’s cases and conduct an independent audit.  Ava Duvernay's powerful 4-part series When They See Us has brought Fairstein's wretched practices back out into the open and sparked new outrage. Prompted by the series, Linda has been forced to step down from the boards of 3 nonprofit organizations, Vassar College, dropped from one of her publishing companies, and have had awards rescinded. It's not enough just to affect Fairstein's ability to profit from this injustice--we have to make sure ALL of her past harms are undone. If there are any other people wrongfully convicted, like the 'Exonerated Five', then we must go back and clear their records.  Will you join us in calling on Manhattan DA Cy Vance to do the right thing and review all of Fairstein's convictions? https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/reopen-linda-fairsteins-cases-now