Wrongful Convictions: How They Happen and What We Can Do About Them 

Facilitated by Yayha Moore and Tricia Way 

Tragically, wrongful convictions are a part of our criminal justice system, locally and across the U.S.. In this interactive workshop, we will explore the "wrongful" things that happen within each entity of the system, how and why they occur, and their impact. Participants will get a firsthand account from Yahya Moore who was wrongfully convicted and spent 27 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, and the campaign that he and Tricia Way ran to help him come home. As a group, we will discuss local and national initiatives to raise awareness, prevent, overturn, and compensate wrongful convictions.

Format: In person 

Dates: Thursday, November 5th 

Time: 6:00 to 8:30pm 

Location: Edna Jones Assembly Room 

Note: Registration required, no cost to attend. The event will be capped at 20 people. 

Facilitator Bios:

Yahya Moore spent 27 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. While in prison, he facilitated a restorative justice education program, became a legal reference aid in the prison, and helped countless people earn their freedom. With the help of the Abolitionist Law Center, Yahya won his own freedom in July 2023, when his life sentence without parole was vacated. He is now a paralegal at the Pennsylvania Innocence Project. He is the co-founder of Way Moore Justice Support, a nonprofit supporting wrongfully convicted court petitioners, and co-author of The Little Book of Listening.

Tricia Way has been teaching in prisons and higher education institutions for over two decades and currently teaches about restorative justice and wrongful convictions at Chestnut Hill College. She is the co-founder of Way Moore Justice Support, a nonprofit supporting wrongfully convicted court petitioners, and co-author of The Little Book of Listening.