this is joe berlinger calling i'm the director of that documentary about the manning case and i know you had told my team not to call anymore i just wanted to introduce myself and just to tell you a little bit about what we're hoping to said oh. yeah. can i just say one thing which is we're not here to talk about the guilt or innocence of mr manning we're doing on a larger show about the impact of the f.b.i. decision to you know bring you a whole bunch of cases. i've heard him but i'm just trying to see him and anything i say might persuade him otherwise but. now ok i appreciate your time sorry for sorry for disturbing. stories and. you know sometimes you can't win. world war two sticks and send these things through the american criminal justice system in forces our laws and keeps watch over us that person. who is watching the system. i'm joe berlinger and i've used my camera for twenty years to knock down doors and pursue the truth faith in the system now we're going inside the american criminal justice system a comment on the charge from law enforcement to elected officials the cou

it's joe berlinger the director on a how are you and shell out and sean was a big row no. when you heard about you know the f.b.i. sending out letters that there was bad testimony about the forensics in your case and a whole bunch of other cases how did you react to that ah that was that with the hughes and the release next week i mean it. i don't know i mean you know the case with if it happened you know but leave that to fate. you know if they have an innocent person incarcerated willie manning still sits on death row and d.n.a. testing of the hair sample used to convict him could set him free but it also could confirm his guilt. there are thousands of cases like this that were mishandled by the f.b.i. crime lab. in baltimore we found another one we're heading there now to meet john huffington who five weeks ago was released after spending thirty two years in prison. in one thousand nine hundred one he was found guilty of the brutal double murder of diana becker whose body was found at her mobile home and her boyfriend joe hudson whose body was discovered seven miles awa

both i'm joe berlinger that's me just to make you sort. of just curious how it's been.i'm not doing too poorly except my skin seems to be boiling off from something i picked up. here about a year and a half ago but i took some damage early on and it just. i mean i had my teeth when i came in here six years ago and you ever imagined you would end up in a place like this oh my gosh no i mean i've taught college i have a master's degree. this is about the last thing in the world i have.

it's joe berlinger the director on a how are you and shell out and shawn was up and grow you know. when you heard about you know the f.b.i. sending out letters that there was bad testimony about the friends ics your case and a whole bunch of other cases how did you react to that are that with that with the hughes and the release next week i mean it. i don't know i mean you know the case with it happened you know but these that the state. you know if they have an innocent person incarcerated willie manning still sits on death row and d.n.a. testing of the hair sample used to convict him could set him free but it also could confirm his guilt. there are thousands of cases like this that were mishandled by the f.b.i. crime lab. in baltimore we found another one we're heading there now to meet john huffington who five weeks ago was released after spending thirty two years in prison. in one thousand nine hundred one he was found guilty of the brutal double murder of diana becker whose body was found at her mobile home and her boyfriend joe hudson whose body was discovered seven miles awa

i'm joe berlinger and i've used my camera for twenty years to knock down doors and pursue the truth for cases just now we're going inside the american criminal justice system a comment from the judge from law enforcement to elected officials the court system the corrections to find out if justice is being served. mandatory minimums which are fixed prison sentences that judges are required to impose for certain crimes have been used for decades advocates believe these laws deter crime keep criminals off the street and ensure uniform sentencing. but in recent years mandatory minimums have come under fire mandatory minimums have been tried for forty years we fill prisons with low level and nonviolent offenders they don't impact the crime rates they're tremendously expensive to taxpayers without offering any benefit in return. in this episode of the system we'll explore the impact of mandatory minimums as they relate to gun crime. some say our first case in polk county florida is an example of the tragic unintended consequences of mandatory minimum laws. in two thousand and nine fifty three

to say that later when these statements are used against them in a board along the system with joe berlinger on al-jazeera. i football fever grips russia as the world cup kicks off in moscow with a five nil russian win over saudi arabia. i'm not entail this is al jazeera live from london also coming up new york sues donald trump three of his children and his foundation saying it was illegally used as his personal check for. sounded forces push on with their offensive to capture the yemeni port of her data as the u.n. meet to discuss the fighting last. i. jubilation as argentina's lower house approves a bill to legalize abortion after debating through the night. the football world cup has got off to the perfect start for host nation russia and its president vladimir putin with a five nil victory over saudi arabia and moscow geopolitics were front and center at the opening match with saudi crown prince mohammed bin salomon as putin's star guest they watched the game alongside fee for president john infantino. this was a reaction by russia's eureka's is school the first goal of the twenty eight

legislature acted to make a difference exploring the dark side of the american justice system with joe berlinger on al-jazeera. your child as their arms the whole raman in doha these are all top news stories in bar boys president amazon and gaga survived an apparent grenade attack at a campaign rally ahead of next month's election the bomb was thrown out the zimbabwean leader as he walked off stage in the city of below where willing to work call the attempt a cowardly attack. this is just to. say. losing jobs sixty who looks is good. and at least one person has been killed and more than a hundred injured and another grenade attack at a political rally in ethiopia's capital and is an ever prime minister just finished addressing supporters. to the u.k. now where tens of thousands of anti brits are protesters march through central london on saturday now they're demanding a second referendum on european union membership once the terms of the country's withdrawal become clear now comes our senior british official say they're willing to walk away from the e.u. if a satisfactory agreement cannot be rea

and joe berlinger and i use my camera for twenty years to knock down doors and pursue the truth just now we're going inside the american criminal justice system going to law enforcement the elected officials the court system the corrections to find out if justice is being served. most homicides investigators will tell you that in the age of forensic science a good old fashioned confession is the gold standard of evidence. i've seen it myself nothing sways a jury more than a defendant who seems to admit to murder whether they did it or not you know it's so hard to wrap your head around the idea of false confessions you know why would somebody admit to a crime that they didn't commit but it happens more often than you would like to thank in twenty seven percent of the cases that are overturned by d.n.a. evidence the defendant gave a false statement. and they paid for it. in this episode will be. looking at two cases where convictions were reached almost exclusively on the basis of the suspects confession. kiersten blaze lobato was convicted of homicide in las vegas she claims she's inn

i'm joe berlinger and i've used my camera for twenty years to knock down doors and pursue the truth. now we're going inside the american criminal justice system and coming from a judge from law enforcement to elected officials the court system the corrections to find out if justice is being served. mandatory minimums which are fixed prison sentences that judges are required to impose for certain crimes have been used for decades advocates believe these laws deter crime keep criminals off the street and ensure uniform sentencing but in recent years mandatory minimums have come under fire mandatory minimums have been tried for forty years we fill prisons with low level and nonviolent offenders they don't impact the crime rates they're tremendously expensive to taxpayers without offering any benefit in return. in this episode of the system we'll explore the impact of mandatory minimums as they relate to gun crime. some say our first case in polk county florida is an example of the tragic unintended consequences of mandatory minimum laws. in two thousand and nine fifty three year old. wa

i'm joe berlinger and i used my camera for twenty years to knock down doors in pursuit of truth just now we're going inside the american criminal justice system going from law enforcement to elected officials the court system the corrections to find out if justice is being served. most homicides investigators will tell you that in the age of forensic science a good old fashioned confession is the gold standard of evidence. i've seen it myself nothing sways a jury more than a defendant who seems to admit to murder whether they did it or not you know it's so hard to wrap your head around the idea of false confessions you know why would somebody admit to a crime and commit but it happens more often than you would like to think in twenty seven percent of the cases that are overturned by d.n.a. evidence the defendant gave a false statement. and they paid for it. in this episode we'll be looking at two cases where convictions were reached almost exclusively on the basis of. suspects confession. kiersten blaze lobato was convicted of homicide in las vegas she claims she's innocent and she s