Pam Frederick
A photo of Carl Van Putten III as a child, displayed by his father, who is now leading a lonely effort to get his son's conviction reconsidered.
The people who admit to taking part in the murder of Orlando Curet can’t seem to agree whether Carl Van Putten was at the scene or what he did there. They are all out of prison. He’s sentenced to remain there forever.
Ydanis Rodriguez hopes to make an outsider run around Washington Heights’ entrenched politicos Dominicanos.
Politicians would just as soon send teenage felons away ’til they’re old and frail. Some teens, however, are getting a second chance–and proving that second chances are a good idea.
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