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Sourced from WBNG The event featured speaker Marvin Anderson, who was sentenced to 210 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of sexual crimes and exonerated after 20 years. The event, hosted by the Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity, featured guest lectures, panel discussions, live music and poetry readings. By Eliora Glickman - November 7, 2026 The Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity hosted a conference at the University Downtown Center on Thursday titled “From Punishment to Rehabilitation: A New Prison Paradigm,” with speakers from the Innocence Project. The event was co-sponsored by Binghamton University School of the Arts, Kaschak Institute for Social Justice for Women and Girls and the Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences. The day of learning featured guest lectures, panel discussions, live music performance and poetry readings.

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