“The Security Brief With Paul Viollis” Will Examine Cases Where Innocent People Received Prison Time A new, national TV show will dig into cases where people were wrongly convicted of major crimes. Every week, “The Security Brief With Paul Viollis,” will devote one show to “Wrongful Convictions: The Deskovic Files,” where Jeff Deskovic, who himself was convicted for rape and murder—crimes he didn’t commit—will serve as the show’s on-air expert. He’ll take apart wrongful convictions, find out what part of the justice system broke down, consider the reforms needed as well as tell the audience how they can protect themselves. “They consider me to be an asset there, and I’m really proud to be part of the show,” Deskovic told BOSSIP. “I feel like I’m in a unique position, because who gets to co-produce and do on-air work with my background?” There have been more than 10,000 cases of wrongful convictions in the U.S. since 1989, according to The Innocence Project, a legal nonprofit working to free those convicted under dubious circumstances. One recent wrongful conviction the Reelz’s daytime talk show tackled was the case of Rodney Roberts. The innocent man was railroaded into pleading guilty to sex assault and kidnapping, and was supposed to do two years. But after he served seven years, he was committed to a mental hospital, where he languished for another decade after doctors said he wasn’t making any progress because he still professed his innocence. “You have 10,000 people wrongly convicted in America—that’s huge,” show host Paul Viollis told BOSSIP. “How many people, especially people who can’t afford counsel, are getting locked up every year?” Viollis said that the show’s focus on wrongful convictions goes to the core of the show’s mantra: protecting families. “It’s a daytime talk show, but it addresses real crime issues and it closes with how to keep your family safe,” Viollis said. “It’s focus is part and parcel to where the show will continue to go: to right wrongs, to keep people safe and a clearinghouse for information.”
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BOSSIP Exclusive: New TV Show Tackles Wrongful Convictions
