nytimes June 30, 2021 5:00pm I Write About the Law. But Could I Really Help Free a Prisoner? #suitsandlitigationcivil #blackpeople #policebrutalitymisconductandshootings #blacklivesmattermovement #falsearrestsconvictionsandimprisonments #crimeandcriminals #jurysystem #neworleansla #williamsjason1975 #news I Write About the Law. But Could I Really Help Free a Prisoner? For years as a journalist, I’ve covered attempts to exonerate incarcerated people. But a letter from Yutico Briley led to a different kind of story.