Below is video of last week’s panel discussion, hosted by the Clinton School and the Arkansas Times, featuring key players in the legal battle that culminated last week with a plea bargain to release Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelley, Jr., who served more than 17 years in prison after being convicted of murdering three young boys in West Memphis, Ark. Known as the “West Memphis Three,” Baldwin, Echols and Misskelley long maintained their innocence and gained national attention to their fight for exoneration. Moderated by Max Brantley of the Arkansas Times, the panel included:
Pat Benca, attorney for Damien Echols
Scott Ellington, prosecuting attorney who negotiated the plea bargain
Blake Hendrix, attorney for Jason Baldwin
Mara Leveritt, Arkansas Times contributing editor and author of “Devil’s Knot”
Capi Peck, leader of Arkansas Take Action, which fought for exoneration of the WM3
Jeff Rosenzweig, attorney for Jessie Misskelley Jr.