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When disability makes people vulnerable to false accusations and inadequate defense

My nephew is intellectually disabled and police are pressuring him to confess to something I know he couldn't have done, but his appointed lawyer seems to think he's guilty too.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're watching someone who can't adequately defend themselves become a target for a system that mistakes vulnerability for guilt.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Wrongful conviction and structural failure?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.