"Out of the Blue" Season 1 Episode 10

Abstract

Feature 1: By conservative estimates, some 87,000 people in the United States are wrongfully imprisoned. Not only are the lives and families of innocent people being ruined, every taxpayer is absorbing the considerable expense of keeping these people behind bars. Meanwhile, the real criminals remain free. But what can be done? The University of Michigan Law School’s Innocence Clinic—the first of its kind at any American university—is addressing the problem. Will they succeed in their first–ever case? Feature 2: The Hopwood Awards are the richest collegiate writing awards in the country. Open to both graduate and undergraduate students, the Hopwoods have been jump–starting literary careers since the 1930s. The list of past winners is studded with many familiar names and runs from New York to Hollywood and all places in between. Feature 3: Construction is booming on the University of Michigan campus. From renovating iconic structures like Michigan Stadium to new concepts in education and hospitalization, the University builds the campus of tomorrow while providing jobs today.