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The Daily

Monday, Aug. 7, 2017

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

4.3107.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2017

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

As a teenager, Noura Jackson was convicted of killing her mother, and then spent nine years in prison. But from the start, prosecutors possessed a document that could have set her free. Why the omission of evidence, despite its life-altering consequences, is hard to detect — and rarely punished. Guest: Emily Bazelon, a writer for The New York Times Magazine who has been following Ms. Jackson’s case. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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0:33.0

This is The Deep.

0:38.0

Today, as a teenager, Nora Jackson was convicted of murder and spent 11 years in prison.

0:46.2

But from the start, prosecutors possessed a single document that could have set her free.

0:52.9

Why the omission of evidence, despite its life altering consequences, is hard to detect

0:58.8

and almost never punished.

1:02.6

It's Monday, August 7.

1:09.0

Three years ago, in a woman's prison outside Memphis, Tennessee, Nora Jackson was sitting

1:14.4

in her cell watching television on mute.

1:16.9

You know, they have 3132 and 333 and 3-2 is just like a repeat of the news in the weather.

1:22.2

Her roommate was in the cafeteria and Nora wanted to get some privacy.

1:26.5

And I just was sitting there going to the bathroom and just like watching it and I saw my

1:31.1

name come across the bottom of the screen.

1:33.6

And then I was like, oh shit.

1:36.5

So she turns on the volume.

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