The Myth Of The Central Park Five

The Myth Of The Central Park Five
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Raymond Santana, right, Kevin Richardson, and Yusef Salaam, left, attend a rally at Foley Square Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

The only time that I’m pretty sure that I locked up the wrong man was during a gang war in the South Bronx, a few years ago. There were five or six shootings, and about a dozen people were hit. No one died, and I don’t think any of the incidents made the papers.

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