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Innocence Project Attorney Charges California Policy Surrounding Parole Poses Threat to Innocent Parole Candidates

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|Date: May 24, 2023
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Innocence Project Attorney Charges California Policy Surrounding Parole Poses Threat to Innocent Parole Candidates

By Cheyenne Galloway SAN DIEGO, CA - California Innocence Project staff attorney Claudia Salinas, in a ...

By Cheyenne Galloway SAN DIEGO, CA - California Innocence Project staff attorney Claudia Salinas, in a San Diego Union-Tribune Opinion Column, writes Californian parole policies threaten freedom for ...

May 24, 2023
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 178: Justin Brooks Discusses Upcoming Book

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|Date: December 12, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 178: Justin Brooks Discusses Upcoming Book

https://youtu.be/wYyDAzhVg1Y Justin Brooks, the director of the California Innocence Project, has spent h ...

https://youtu.be/wYyDAzhVg1Y Justin Brooks, the director of the California Innocence Project, has spent his career freeing the innocent from prison. He told Everyday Injustice that after 30 years, he ...

December 12, 2022
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CA Innocence Project: Man Released After 20 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment

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|Date: October 24, 2022
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CA Innocence Project: Man Released After 20 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment

By Talia Kruger LOS ANGELES, CA - Anthony Chairez was released from prison last week after spending 20 ye ...

By Talia Kruger LOS ANGELES, CA - Anthony Chairez was released from prison last week after spending 20 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, according to the CA Innocence Project. The Californ ...

October 24, 2022
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CA Innocence Project Announces Marilyn Mulero Exonerated – Victim of ‘Notorious’ Dirty Chicago Cop

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|Date: August 25, 2022
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CA Innocence Project Announces Marilyn Mulero Exonerated – Victim of ‘Notorious’ Dirty Chicago Cop

By Vanguard Staff CHICAGO, IL – The California Innocence Project said Wednesday a Cook County judge this ...

By Vanguard Staff CHICAGO, IL – The California Innocence Project said Wednesday a Cook County judge this month vacated the wrongful murder conviction of Marilyn Mulero, whom they called “a victim of t ...

August 25, 2022
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Special Event April 30th – Justice for Chief: Wrongful Convictions Webinar

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|Date: April 28, 2021
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Special Event April 30th – Justice for Chief: Wrongful Convictions Webinar

On Friday, April 30th, Cal Habitat for Humanity will be hosting a webinar event dedicated to discussing t ...

On Friday, April 30th, Cal Habitat for Humanity will be hosting a webinar event dedicated to discussing the issue of wrongful convictions, and raising awareness and funds to support Chief Stankewitz, ...

April 28, 2021
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16 Years After Conviction, 7 Years in Prison, Riverside Prosecutor Drops Murder Charges

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|Date: April 25, 2021
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16 Years After Conviction, 7 Years in Prison, Riverside Prosecutor Drops Murder Charges

By Max Kennedy RIVERSIDE, CA - The Riverside District Attorney’s Office dropped all charges against Kimbe ...

By Max Kennedy RIVERSIDE, CA - The Riverside District Attorney’s Office dropped all charges against Kimberly Long this week, ending a decade-long legal battle for the California woman, who was convict ...

April 25, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast 96: Justin Brooks and Wrongful Convictions

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|Date: March 08, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast 96: Justin Brooks and Wrongful Convictions

Justin Brooks has headed the California Innocence Project since 1999. Over that time, the US has learned ...

Justin Brooks has headed the California Innocence Project since 1999. Over that time, the US has learned a lot about wrongful convictions and while it remains exceedingly difficult to free people wron ...

March 08, 2021
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‘Factually Innocent’ Man Exonerated after Spending 7 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery

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|Date: October 07, 2020
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‘Factually Innocent’ Man Exonerated after Spending 7 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery

By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES – After seven years in prison, Derek Harris was exonerated and released Tuesd ...

By Lauren Smith LOS ANGELES – After seven years in prison, Derek Harris was exonerated and released Tuesday. Director of the California Innocence Project Justin Brooks stated, “This is the way exonera ...

October 07, 2020
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Man Released after 27 Years for Wrongful Conviction on Three Counts of Attempted Murder

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|Date: May 13, 2020
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Man Released after 27 Years for Wrongful Conviction on Three Counts of Attempted Murder

By Linh Nguyen LOS ANGELES-- Los Angeles County man Quintin Morris, who was sentenced to three life sente ...

By Linh Nguyen LOS ANGELES-- Los Angeles County man Quintin Morris, who was sentenced to three life sentences plus 12 years for three counts of attempted first-degree murder in 1994, was granted cleme ...

May 13, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 55 – Story of Joann Parks Wrongly Convicted of Arson Murder

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|Date: April 01, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 55 – Story of Joann Parks Wrongly Convicted of Arson Murder

In 1989 she was a young mother who lost her kids in a tragic fire. Except the investigators at the time, ...

In 1989 she was a young mother who lost her kids in a tragic fire. Except the investigators at the time, using archaic methods, determined that it wasn't a tragic fire, it was arson and therefore murd ...

April 01, 2020
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Governor Brown Signs Eyewitness Identification Reform Bill

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|Date: October 03, 2018
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Governor Brown Signs Eyewitness Identification Reform Bill

New Law Requires Best Practices for Conducting Photo & Live Lineups (From Press Release) - California ...

New Law Requires Best Practices for Conducting Photo & Live Lineups (From Press Release) - California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 923 which mandates statewide use of best prac ...

October 03, 2018
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Governor Signs Bill That Will Prevent Wrongful Convictions

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|Date: September 29, 2016
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Governor Signs Bill That Will Prevent Wrongful Convictions

In a move that could be a game-changer for many wrongfully convicted individuals, on Wednesday Governor J ...

In a move that could be a game-changer for many wrongfully convicted individuals, on Wednesday Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1134 into law. The bill, authored by Democratic Senator Mark Leno ...

September 29, 2016
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Sunday Commentary: Will the Rubric Be Helpful or Harmful to City’s Ability to Produce Housing?

Parents Stripped of Custody by California Family Courts File Federal Lawsuit

Looking Back: President Obama and Wrongful Convictions

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Fear in Prison

Kansas Police Chief Suspended after Raid on Newspaper Investigating ‘Circumstances’ of Chief’s Former Employment

Report about Racialized Legacy of Misdemeanors Reveals ‘Overwhelming Numbers of Black and Brown People in Modern-Day Shackles’

COURT WATCH: Judge Dismisses Charges, Finds Police Violated 4th Amendment Rights of Accused

Guest Commentary: The Impact of Recent Happenings on a Transgender Adult Living in Davis

Statement by Moms for Liberty on the Bomb Threats

Guest Commentary: As a New Term Begins, Where Does the Supreme Court Stand on Criminal Justice?

Innocence Project Attorney Charges California Policy Surrounding Parole Poses Threat to Innocent Parole Candidates

Innocence Project Attorney Charges California Policy Surrounding Parole Poses Threat to Innocent Parole Candidates

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 178: Justin Brooks Discusses Upcoming Book

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 178: Justin Brooks Discusses Upcoming Book

CA Innocence Project: Man Released After 20 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment

CA Innocence Project: Man Released After 20 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment

CA Innocence Project Announces Marilyn Mulero Exonerated – Victim of ‘Notorious’ Dirty Chicago Cop

CA Innocence Project Announces Marilyn Mulero Exonerated – Victim of ‘Notorious’ Dirty Chicago Cop

Special Event April 30th – Justice for Chief: Wrongful Convictions Webinar

Special Event April 30th – Justice for Chief: Wrongful Convictions Webinar

16 Years After Conviction, 7 Years in Prison, Riverside Prosecutor Drops Murder Charges

16 Years After Conviction, 7 Years in Prison, Riverside Prosecutor Drops Murder Charges

Everyday Injustice Podcast 96: Justin Brooks and Wrongful Convictions

Everyday Injustice Podcast 96: Justin Brooks and Wrongful Convictions

‘Factually Innocent’ Man Exonerated after Spending 7 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery

‘Factually Innocent’ Man Exonerated after Spending 7 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery

Man Released after 27 Years for Wrongful Conviction on Three Counts of Attempted Murder

Man Released after 27 Years for Wrongful Conviction on Three Counts of Attempted Murder

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 55 – Story of Joann Parks Wrongly Convicted of Arson Murder

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 55 – Story of Joann Parks Wrongly Convicted of Arson Murder

Governor Brown Signs Eyewitness Identification Reform Bill

Governor Brown Signs Eyewitness Identification Reform Bill

Governor Signs Bill That Will Prevent Wrongful Convictions

Governor Signs Bill That Will Prevent Wrongful Convictions

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