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Law Prof Suggests How Missouri Can Reform Its Wrongful Conviction Compensation Statute – and Save State Money

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|Date: March 07, 2023
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Law Prof Suggests How Missouri Can Reform Its Wrongful Conviction Compensation Statute – and Save State Money

By Tommy Nguyen ST. LOUIS, MO - In light of recent exonerations of wrongfully convicted men in Missouri, ...

By Tommy Nguyen ST. LOUIS, MO - In light of recent exonerations of wrongfully convicted men in Missouri, Jeffrey S. Gutman, in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch opinion piece, suggested improvements the state ...

March 07, 2023
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The Innocence Project Touts 13 Laws in 9 States Favoring Wrongfully Convicted

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|Date: December 30, 2022
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The Innocence Project Touts 13 Laws in 9 States Favoring Wrongfully Convicted

By Caleigh Carlisle and Citlalli Florez NEW YORK, NY - The Innocence Project recently produced a report t ...

By Caleigh Carlisle and Citlalli Florez NEW YORK, NY - The Innocence Project recently produced a report touting its 2022 victories on behalf of the wrongfully convicted people—the group notes it aims ...

December 30, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 173: Simon Cole, Director of National Registry of Exonerations

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|Date: November 07, 2022
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 173: Simon Cole, Director of National Registry of Exonerations

https://youtu.be/oo9MJb3lFQg The advent of DNA testing has transformed the criminal legal system since 19 ...

https://youtu.be/oo9MJb3lFQg The advent of DNA testing has transformed the criminal legal system since 1989. For the first time, DNA testing provided absolute proof that people were convicted of crim ...

November 07, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Wrongful Convictions Cost American Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year; Wrongdoing Prosecutors Must Be Held Accountable

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|Date: October 18, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Wrongful Convictions Cost American Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year; Wrongdoing Prosecutors Must Be Held Accountable

Adnan Syed, subject of the 'Serial' podcast, was freed based on evidence of prosecutors' misconduct. His ...

Adnan Syed, subject of the 'Serial' podcast, was freed based on evidence of prosecutors' misconduct. His case is not unique. By Miriam Krinsky and Alyssa Kress Prosecutors announced earlier this week ...

October 18, 2022
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Report Examines the Role of Race in Wrongful Convictions

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|Date: September 28, 2022
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Report Examines the Role of Race in Wrongful Convictions

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The National Registry of Exonerations, as of August 8, had identif ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The National Registry of Exonerations, as of August 8, had identified more than 3200 individual exonerations. The report found that, while Blacks are 13.6 perce ...

September 28, 2022
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Syed’s Convictions Vacated after 23 Years in Prison – Prosecution Hid Evidence

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|Date: September 20, 2022
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Syed’s Convictions Vacated after 23 Years in Prison – Prosecution Hid Evidence

By The Vanguard Staff BALTIMORE, MD — When a judge Monday vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed aft ...

By The Vanguard Staff BALTIMORE, MD — When a judge Monday vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed after 23 years in prison, the Innocence Project called it a “stark example of how the concealment ...

September 20, 2022
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Registry Claims 3,000th Incarcerated Person Since 1989 Has Conviction Thrown Out

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|Date: April 08, 2022
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Registry Claims 3,000th Incarcerated Person Since 1989 Has Conviction Thrown Out

By Diana Quirarte and Michele Chadwick CHICAGO, IL – Reynaldo Munoz became the 3,000th incarcerated perso ...

By Diana Quirarte and Michele Chadwick CHICAGO, IL – Reynaldo Munoz became the 3,000th incarcerated person whose U. S. criminal conviction was thrown out after it was determined that the Chicago convi ...

April 08, 2022
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The Innocence Projects Points to ‘Historic’ Justice Reform Wins All Across U.S. in 2021

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|Date: October 17, 2021
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The Innocence Projects Points to ‘Historic’ Justice Reform Wins All Across U.S. in 2021

By Luke Kyaw and Yasmin Homan NEW YORK, NY – Organized by the Innocence Network, last weekend marked the ...

By Luke Kyaw and Yasmin Homan NEW YORK, NY – Organized by the Innocence Network, last weekend marked the eighth annual International Wrongful Conviction Day highlighting the frequently interminable ro ...

October 17, 2021
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U.S. Assigns $2.9 Billion in Compensation to Exonerees – Number of Collective Years Served by Wrongfully Accused Reaches 25,000 Years.

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|Date: June 18, 2021
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U.S. Assigns $2.9 Billion in Compensation to Exonerees – Number of Collective Years Served by Wrongfully Accused Reaches 25,000 Years.

By Sydney Kaplan and Koda Slingluff "Freedom" is a word that, for many, is closely tied with the United S ...

By Sydney Kaplan and Koda Slingluff "Freedom" is a word that, for many, is closely tied with the United States. But for others, the United States’ justice system is precisely what stripped that freedo ...

June 18, 2021
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Two Prosecutors Running for LA District Attorney Clash over Criminal Justice Reform

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|Date: October 09, 2020
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Two Prosecutors Running for LA District Attorney Clash over Criminal Justice Reform

By Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey and her office face more critic ...

By Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey and her office face more criticism from her primary Democratic challenger, George Gascón, who described her and her office's r ...

October 09, 2020
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EXONERATIONS: Part XI – FINAL: Discussion and Conclusions

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|Date: October 07, 2020
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EXONERATIONS: Part XI – FINAL: Discussion and Conclusions

(This is the 11th and final report in an 11-part series by The Vanguard reporting on a study of exonerati ...

(This is the 11th and final report in an 11-part series by The Vanguard reporting on a study of exonerations produced by Samuel R. Gross, Maurice J. Possley, Kaitlyn J. Roll, and Klara H. Stephens) By ...

October 07, 2020
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Exonerees in 2018 Lost a Record Number of Years to Wrongful Imprisonment

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|Date: April 10, 2019
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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 ...

Conviction Integrity Units in prosecutors’ offices have tripled since 2013 (From Press Release) - In 2018, the National Registry of Exonerations recorded 151 exonerations, setting a record for the num ...

April 10, 2019
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SF Public Defender Tweets Strong Disagreement with ‘Regressive’ Solution to Public Safety

Deputies Sue Rapper Afroman – Claim Home Surveillance Video Invaded Officer’s Privacy

Nevada School District Refuses to Release Bodycam Footage of Student Bashing Incident

Defense Closes Murder Trial with Claim Witness Motivated by Plea Deal, and Charges Prosecutorial Misconduct – Jury Returns with Guilty Verdicts

Court Commissioner Denies Work Program Referral After Man Misses Court to Attend Husband’s Funeral – Official Has Recent Tough on Crime History

Sunday Commentary: Free Speech on College Campuses – 2023 Style

Unhoused to Be Displaced Back to the Streets from Sacramento Shelter

Raging Grannies of Davis recruiting new members

Looking Back: Why I Speak Out about Wrongful Convictions

Public Health and Criminal Defense Groups Urge Biden Administration to Vote No on ‘Halt All Trafficking of Fentanyl (HALT) Act’

Law Prof Suggests How Missouri Can Reform Its Wrongful Conviction Compensation Statute – and Save State Money

Law Prof Suggests How Missouri Can Reform Its Wrongful Conviction Compensation Statute – and Save State Money

The Innocence Project Touts 13 Laws in 9 States Favoring Wrongfully Convicted

The Innocence Project Touts 13 Laws in 9 States Favoring Wrongfully Convicted

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 173: Simon Cole, Director of National Registry of Exonerations

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 173: Simon Cole, Director of National Registry of Exonerations

Guest Commentary: Wrongful Convictions Cost American Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year; Wrongdoing Prosecutors Must Be Held Accountable

Guest Commentary: Wrongful Convictions Cost American Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year; Wrongdoing Prosecutors Must Be Held Accountable

Report Examines the Role of Race in Wrongful Convictions

Report Examines the Role of Race in Wrongful Convictions

Syed’s Convictions Vacated after 23 Years in Prison – Prosecution Hid Evidence

Syed’s Convictions Vacated after 23 Years in Prison – Prosecution Hid Evidence

Registry Claims 3,000th Incarcerated Person Since 1989 Has Conviction Thrown Out

Registry Claims 3,000th Incarcerated Person Since 1989 Has Conviction Thrown Out

The Innocence Projects Points to ‘Historic’ Justice Reform Wins All Across U.S. in 2021

The Innocence Projects Points to ‘Historic’ Justice Reform Wins All Across U.S. in 2021

U.S. Assigns $2.9 Billion in Compensation to Exonerees – Number of Collective Years Served by Wrongfully Accused Reaches 25,000 Years.

U.S. Assigns $2.9 Billion in Compensation to Exonerees – Number of Collective Years Served by Wrongfully Accused Reaches 25,000 Years.

Two Prosecutors Running for LA District Attorney Clash over Criminal Justice Reform

Two Prosecutors Running for LA District Attorney Clash over Criminal Justice Reform

EXONERATIONS: Part XI – FINAL: Discussion and Conclusions

EXONERATIONS: Part XI – FINAL: Discussion and Conclusions

Exonerees in 2018 Lost a Record Number of Years to Wrongful Imprisonment

Exonerees in 2018 Lost a Record Number of Years to Wrongful Imprisonment

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