Appropriate Relief: A Documentary

LaMonte Armstrong. Shawn Massey. Scott Pierpoint. Three innocent NC men who spent a combined 50 years in prison are featured in this behind-the-scenes look at the causes behind wrongful convictions, nation-wide criminal justice reform and the efforts of attorneys, law enforcement and non-profit organizations to ensure accuracy in the system.

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A supplementary selection of clips from the upcoming documentary. Edited as a collaborative project submission for the 2014 Duke University CDS Lange-Taylor Prize.

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Kalvin Michael Smith: Audio Documentary by Keith Barber. Kalvin and his family are the focus of Barber's independent project, as well as a subject of the Appropriate Relief documentary.

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Documentary Protagonists: Professors James Coleman and Theresa Newman of Duke University Law School.

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http://filmtownstudios.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2013-Main-Press-Kit-2.pdf

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The intersection at which one NC exoneree attends church in Charlotte, NC.

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...I'm at ends here. I got no family that can help me now. Deaths in the family have left me hurting for help...

Excerpt from Scott Pierpoint's letter to NC Center on Actual Innocence 10/05/07 (Exonerated 2010).

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Preliminary Documentary Teaser