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Released After 27 Years: How Benjamin Cole & Duke Law School Argued His Innocence

Summary by caro.news
Ken A Huth (HuthPhoto) / Duke Law School WUNC – Benjamin Cole spent 27 years - most of his life - in prison for a murder he has maintained he did not commit. Cole was convicted in the 1998 murder of Calvin Jenkins in Greensboro despite his defense team not having access to records that supported his innocence. The Wrongful Convictions Clinic at Duke University's Law School took on his case in 2021 and earlier this summer, Cole was released from …
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caro.news broke the news in Raleigh, United States on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
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