Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 39 – Tirpak Spends 25 Years Wrongly Imprisoned, Freed by SB 1437
Early in 2019, Michael Tirpak became the third person released from prison under SB 1437. He had…
Arkansas Cooperates with the Innocence Project and the ACLU to Conduct Testing for Ledell Lee’s Case
By Coco Wang Officials in Jacksonville, Arkansas, agreed to the DNA and fingerprint testing for Ledell Lee’s…
Flawed Evidence and Hasty Execution Leads to ACLU and Innocence Project Lawsuit against Arkansas
By Maxwell C. Myrhum The shroud of uncertainty behind the execution of Ledell Lee has lead…
Felipe Rodriguez Exonerated of All Charges in 1987 Queens Murder Case
(From Press Release – Innocence Project) – (New York – December 30, 2019) Today, the Hon. Joseph…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 20: George Powell – Bad Forensics Leads to Wrongful Conviction
From 2003 to 2008, George Powell III had been living in a town which had a large…
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Has Granted Rodney Reed an Indefinite Stay of Execution
(From Press Release – Innocence Project) On Friday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles unanimously voted…
A Numbers Game: CA Victim Compensation Board Denies Man Falsely Convicted for Decades $1 Million Claim
By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Capitol Bureau SACRAMENTO – In the end, it appears Maurice Caldwell is, and…
Vanguard Court Watch Podcast Episode 11 – Obie Anthony and Exonerated Nation
In 1995, Obie Anthony was 19 years old when he was convicted of murder and attempted robbery. …
Lester Holt Talks about Why People Falsely Confess to Crimes
When a motion to suppress came forward in the Daniel Marsh case about five years ago, I…
Exonerees in 2018 Lost a Record Number of Years to Wrongful Imprisonment
Conviction Integrity Units in prosecutors’ offices have tripled since 2013 (From Press Release) – In 2018, the…
Reaction Pours Out to Gavin Newsom’s Moratorium on the Death Penalty
In his announcement on the moratorium, Governor Gavin Newsom framed the issue as a personal journey rooted…
Governor Brown Signs Post-Conviction Discovery Bill
New Law Provides Innocent People Access to Materials Available at Trial (From Press Release)— Governor Jerry Brown…
Bill Designed to Keep Innocent People out of Jail and Prevent Wrongful Convictions
Since 1989, experts estimate that nearly 200 people have been wrongly convicted in California. According to the…
Prosecutorial Misconduct and the Case of Lawrence Miranda
Back in October 2010, the Northern California Innocence Project came out with a report, “Preventable Error: A…
Commentary: How Prosecutors Can Serve on the Front Lines in the War against Wrongful Convictions
Yesterday I read an op-ed in the Cleveland newspaper where the head of the Innocence Project of…
For Exonerees, Getting Released Is Only the First Struggle
Exonerated Inmates Receive No Services and Often Face Health, Mental, Educational, and Financial Hardships Upon Release It…
Monday Morning Thoughts: The Promise and Failure of Conviction Integrity Units
Recently I sat down with the mother of a man convicted in Yolo County of a crime…
Justice Watch: Another Teen Killed by Police; California Again Pushes against the Death Penalty
In what bears some resemblance to the Tamir Rice shooting, this time in Columbus, Ohio, an Ohio…
Sunday Commentary: How We Can Prevent Wrongful Convictions
This was the speech I gave last night at the Vanguard Court Watch Event: Preventing Wrongful Convictions….
Ending Wrongful Convictions
by Lorenzo Johnson The record number of exonerations of innocent prisoners last year shows that something is…