THE LAST DEFENSE Documentary Series to Premiere Tuesday, June 12 on ABC

Executive producers Viola Davis and Julius Tennon have teamed up with XCON Productions and Lincoln Square Productions for the powerful, new documentary series, "The Last Defense," premiering TUESDAY, JUNE 12 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network.

The seven-episode docu-series explores and exposes flaws in the American justice system through emotional, in-depth examinations of the death-row cases of Darlie Routier and Julius Jones. The series will seek to trace the path that led both Routier and Jones to their places on DEATH ROW while taking a deep look into their personal stories.

In 1997, Darlie Routier, wife and mother, was sentenced to death for the brutal stabbing murder of her two young sons, a crime she insists she did not commit. Now 20 years on DEATH ROW in Texas, many questions remain and the contentious debate over her guilt is more polarized than ever.

In 2001, Julius Jones, a 21-year-old African-American college student with an academic scholarship, was sentenced to death for the carjacking murder of a white father of two, in Edmond, Oklahoma. Twenty years later and having exhausted his appeals, Jones maintains his innocence.

"The Last Defense" is executive produced by Viola Davis, Julius Tennon and Andrew Wang for JuVee Productions; Christine Connor and Lee Beckett for XCON Productions; Vanessa Potkin, Aida Leisenring and Morgan Hertzan for Lincoln Square Productions.