MT video: The Reeds go free

By Michael Jackman on Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 3:04 pm

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July, 31, 2009: After spending eight years in prison for a crime they did not commit, Deshawn Reed and his uncle, Marvin Reed, are freed after the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office drops charges against them.

Video shot and edited by editorial intern Jacob Goodman.

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Born in 1969 at Mount Carmel hospital in Detroit, Jackman grew up just 100 yards from the Detroit city line in east Dearborn. Jackman has attended New York University, the School of Visual Arts, Northwestern University and Wayne State University, though he never got a degree. He has worked as a bar back, busboy,...

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