Jane E. Raley, the co-director of the Northwestern University School of Law’s Center on Wrongful Convictions, built a legal career ensuring innocent people got a fair shot from behind bars.
Raley, 57, died last week in Highland Park following a battle with cancer.
Through her work with the center, Raley helped her imprisoned clients prove their innocence and get exonerated. She also trained legions of other lawyers to do the same.
Her colleagues said Raley reminded them of their responsibility as lawyers not …