Did a majority of them claim they were innocent?
Irrespective of whether they claimed innocence or not, the one aspect that stood out was that talking to us was, for most of them, their first chance to explain their side of their story. Nobody had really bothered to understand their version of the story. The extent and quality of their interaction with their own lawyers, whether private or legal aid, was abysmal with a few notable exceptions. Unlike what you see in the movies, there are no lengthy discussions between the prisoner and the lawyers, there is no elaborate strategy – all that there is, is a criminal justice system with its own internal logic with the prisoner as the most insginficant actor.