The Central Park Five
2012
In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. They spent between 6 and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, leading to their convictions being overturned. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, this is the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories and an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice.
Director:
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon
Writers:
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon
Awards:
10 wins & 18 nominations
Production:
Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David McMahon
Country:
United States
