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From roughing up suspects to revoking bail, the 34-count felon has suggested harsh treatment for his fellow criminals

In this interview, Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated Central Park Five, discusses his thoughts on Donald Trump and the state of America, reflecting on ra...

Yusef Salaam won a seat on the New York City Council representing Harlem

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Wrongly convicted as a teenager over a 1989 rape, Salaam campaigned on easing poverty and tackling gentrification.

Yusef Salaam was one of five Black and Latino teens who were wrongly imprisoned for raping a jogger in 1989 before their convictions were overturned in 2002.

Exonerated in an infamous rape case, Salaam made a successful bid for the Democratic nod in New York’s Central Harlem.

A member of the “Central Park Five” is a step closer to winning a seat on the New York City Council

Yusef Salaam was one of five defendants found guilty in the 1989 Central Park rape case that had the likes of Donald Trump calling for the death penalty. Years after being exonerated for the heinous crime, Salaam will likely become the next councilman for a New York City neighborhood

Salaam, who was falsely accused along with four others of raping a woman, faced two veteran politicians for Harlem seat in New York