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The latest from Ajay’s case and the movement behind it.
Tactics Police Use That Would Shock You
For those of you who have never had dealings with law enforcement, AlterNet has a very interesting list of 10 legal tactics the police use that most of us would…
30 Year Wait For Retrial
Jerry Hartfield has been sitting behind bars in a Texan prison for the last 30 years even though his conviction was overturned. His case is being debated between the federal…
13 Year Old Tried as Adult in Illinois Exonerated After 16 Years
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A Thankful Thanksgiving
Jonathan Montgomery was released in time to spend Thanksgiving with his family for the first time in four years. He was convicted of molesting a 10-year old girl in 2008.…
National Registry of Exonerations
The National Registry of Exonerations is a joint project of the University of the Michigan Law School and the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law. They…
California Leads In Wrongful Convictions
The California Wrongful Convictions Project, launched by the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Berkeley Law) and Hollway Advisory Services, a criminal justice research firm, announced
When Jurors Are Wrong
What happens with jurors when they wrongfully convict an innocent person? In this heartbreaking story from NPR two jurors talk about their thoughts and feelings about convicting an innocent 20…
The 3 Strikes Debacle
Californians have a chance to correct a mistake made back in 1994 when their 3 strikes law was passed. 72% of voters passed a law that seemed like a way…
Can Legal Reform Happen?
Can we reform our legal system when politicians refuse to discuss the real issues. The only time politicians, judges or DA’s seem to mention our legal system is when they…
Torturing Our Children
What defines child abuse is a question we need to be asking. A 16 year old girl being held in solitary confinement for 22 hours a day for several months…
Fighting Wrongful Convictions: Barry Scheck
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Andre Davis Exonerated After 31 Years and 10 Months
It was the tenacity of one woman who needed to know the truth regarding her niece’s death that led to the eventual exoneration of Andre Davis. There had been two…