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Coming up on Connections: Wednesday, October 7th

WROC-TV

First hour: False confessions and the Jose Torres murder case

Second hour: Debating a $15 minimum wage

We look at murder confessions, false or otherwise, after the recent report from WROC-TV that a convicted murderer in Attica State Prison is now saying he also killed someone else. Angel Carrasquillo now says he committed a 2001 murder in Rochester -- a murder for which a man named Jose Torres was convicted. Prosecutors say Torres was convicted because he confessed to the crime. Torres says it was a false confession, made when he was drunk, and now he wants to go home to his family. Carrasquillo says he has nothing to gain by stepping forward to confess to the crime. So what will prosecutors do now? And why would someone falsely confess to murder? Our panel will discuss this case and the broader issues related to it.

In our second hour: A $15 minimum wage is what Governor Andrew Cuomo wants for all of New York State. Earlier this year, Cuomo's wage board pushed through the wage for the fast food industry alone, but the governor says that's not enough. Our guests discuss the possible impact of a $15 wage. We're joined by:

Chris Wiest, Vice President of Public Policy with the Rochester Business Alliance
Colin O'Malley, Organizing Director for Metro Justice
Kent Gardner, Chief Economist with the Center for Governmental Research

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