Wrongful Conviction Resources
Organizations, research, and reporting on wrongful convictions.
Look At The Evidence In Ajay Dev Case
Seven years ago, Ajay Dev was wrongfully convicted in Yolo County and sentenced to 378 years for a crime that many know he did not commit. There have been hundreds…
The Battle For Injustice: Ajay Dev Appeal
The scurrilous, unconscionable conviction of Ajay Dev stands as monument to the overt politicalization toward the canons of judicial ethics, sponsored on behalf of the morally indictable and impeachab
Prosecutors Try To Undermine Justice Reform
Federal prosecutors are trying to block congress from real justice reform. They claim that changing the mandatory minimum sentencing laws will “undermine the ability of law enforcement officials to di
Buying Judicial Elections
A new series of reports tracking spending trends in judicial elections since 2000, titled “The New Politics of Judicial Elections” shows an explosion of spending in the last 14 years.…
Regulating Prison Phone Calls
The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 on Thursday to cap the rates and fees that companies can charge for phone service in prisons and jails. Click here to read more…
Major Overhaul For Justice System
The heads of the Los Angeles Police Department and the New York City Police Department along with 130 officials from all 50 states are pushing for four broad policy goals:…
Black American Citizens Being Held At Interrogation Center
The Guardian reports that 3,500 people held at Homan Square, a police warehouse described by some of its arrestees as a secretive interrogation facility in Chicago, have been subsequently charged with
Flaws in Hair Analysis Not Being Reviewed
In 2013, the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board published a memo urging state and local labs to review their hair analysis case files. Since then, two states
Mine Resistant Vehicles Used For Drug Busts
Mother Jones has a very interesting article regarding the militarization of our local police forces. Their magazine obtained more than 450 local requests for mine resistant ambush protected vehicle, o
Unequal Justice For Some
A new prison system in Southern California is called “pay-to-stay”. A wealthy family was able to upgrade their son’s 2-year prison stay at cost of $72,000. According to Peter Eliasberg, legal director
Judges Dialing For Donations
Here is an interesting and personal accounting by Judge Sue Cobb on why judges should not be publicly elected. Here is a quote from this very telling narrative, “I was…
FBI Lied In Over 95% of Hair Analysis Cases
The FBI has admitted that 26 of 28 hair analysts have lied under oath while testifying during criminal cases. So far this is true for 95% of the cases that…