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Gilchrist, Macy Settlement. Read Depositions

AxXiom wrote 2 weeks ago: Sunday June 28, 2009 I have often wondered aloud what ever happened to Joyce Gilchrist, the OCPD for … more →

Tags: Oklahoma Politics, bob macy, Death Penalty, DNA, false convition, Forensics, Gilchrist, OCPD, OKC

DNA and Innocence

madlawprofessor wrote 2 weeks ago: The Talking Helix by PATRICIA J. WILLIAMS   June 23, 2009 Johnnie Earl Lindsey spent twenty-six year … more →

Tags: Biotechnology, Criminal Law, DNA, Exoneration, Genetics, GeneWatch, "habeas corpus", race, gender, class, ethnicity, Science

DNA testing for prisoners1 comment

stephensonle wrote 3 weeks ago: This week the Supreme Court ruled that prisoners do not have a constitutional right to obtain DNA t … more →

Tags: All posts, Charles Chatman, DNA, ~DNA Testing, DNA testing for prisoners, John G. Roberts, John Paul Stevens, postconviction DNA testing, prisoner exonerations

Keeping Innocent People in Jail? Great Idea!1 comment

Veena & Aziza wrote 4 weeks ago: By Aziza Can someone please explain to me how this makes any sense at all? Prisoners have no const … more →

Tags: Human Rights, Civil Rights, aziza, Jail, Prison, Civil Liberties, NYTimes, Supreme Court, Innocent

DNA - Do Not Ask... a true Prisoner's Dilemma!

mathgeneration wrote 4 weeks ago: This is a ridiculous ruling.  DNA data, which they agree has an “unparalleled ability,” … more →

Tags: Supreme Court, DNA, prisoners

Supreme Court fails DNA testing case1 comment

davidkirkpatrick wrote 4 weeks ago: In a 5-4 decision (take a guess at the line-up on both sides of that vote), the Supreme Court ruled … more →

Tags: Etal, ~DNA Testing, Jurisprudence, Justice, Supreme Court

DNA tests prove innocence of Texas prisoner after 23 years in jail

calvininjax wrote 1 month ago: By Calvin Palmer A Texas man who has spent more than two decades in prison after being convicted of … more →

Tags: News, Justice, Texas, sexual assault, Life sentence, ~DNA Testing, Jerry Lee Evans, Dallas County

Prosecutors Block Access to DNA Testing for Inmates

BBVM wrote 1 month ago: In an age of advanced forensic science, the first step toward ending Kenneth Reed’s prolon … more →

Tags: censorship, Civil Liberties, Prison Industrial Complex, DNA, Kenneth Reed, Brandon L. Garrett, University of Virginia, Johnnie Lee Savory, Robert Conway

Investigative reporting: Will it die with newspapers or can online journalists pull up their socks and fill the watchdog role?

jeanlatzgriffin wrote 1 month ago: By Jean Latz Griffin A front page story in the New York Times on Thursday pointed out that opponents … more →

Tags: Mass Communications, Blog, Death Penalty, DNA, gawker, Investigative Reporters, New York Times, Newspapers, Nick Denton

After Innocence (2005)

i2heart2this wrote 2 months ago: by Pat Hartman Generally speaking, law-abiding folk who wind up in prison face a much worse time th … more →

Tags: Crime, Documentary, Movies By Title, Political, attorneys, DNA, Exoneration, Family, Justice System

In the News: Innocence Upheld

stateoftomorrow wrote 2 months ago: The Innocence Project of Texas is part of a national program that uses newly discovered evidence (pr … more →

Tags: News, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Dallas, DNA evidence, houston, Texas, University of Houston, University of Texas - Austin

The importance of 'allegedly'

Lisa Pampuch wrote 2 months ago: Police and prosecutors are human. They sometimes make mistakes. They sometimes react badly to pressu … more →

Tags: Caught My Eye, Melissa Huckaby, Sandra Cantu, allegedly, wrongful convictions, police misconduct, Prosecutorial misconduct, Beverly Monroe

Case Update: Commonwealth v. Anthony Wright

innocencepa wrote 3 months ago: This morning the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard oral arguments here in Philadelphia in the case of … more →

Tags: Case Updates, Pennsylvania Law, appeals, confession, conviction, Crime Scene, district attorney, DNA, Evidence

Welcome!

innocencepa wrote 3 months ago: Welcome to the Official Weblog of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project! We hope to share news, updates … more →

Tags: General, Exoneration, Pennsylvania, Law

In Texas, No Justice... Just Us: The Stories of Regina Kelly (Dee Roberts) and Timothy Cole

lunchcountersitin wrote 3 months ago: American Violet is a new movie that is based on a true story of the Texas criminal (in)justice syste … more →

Tags: race and class, Civil Rights, Black on Black crime, racism, Blacks and the Justice System, Blacks Movies, Texas, Dee Roberts, False Arrest

HILLTOP CAFE, FACES OF INNOCENCE2 comments

Donald Verger wrote 3 months ago: Don’t miss Donald Verger’s new show! Throughout the month of April, a selection of Verg … more →

Tags: Art Shows, Donald Verger, New Photography, News, the innocence project, April, Art, art show, Don

Do we need an Innocence Project for employment applicants?

Ann Lane wrote 3 months ago: From Michael Coffey and Imperative Information. Another outstanding article March 25, 2009 Do we ne … more →

Tags: background investigations, Investigations, criminal record, Statewide criminals, Background Screening Trouble, Pre-Employment Screening, Private Investigator, Instant criminal record checks, PUBLIC RECORDS

PICKING COTTON

Donald Verger wrote 3 months ago: There is a powerful new book, Picking Cotton, about misidentification. A powerful story of the crimi … more →

Tags: 1, the innocence project, Forgiveness, Innocence, misidentification, picking cotton

Wrongfully convicted death row inmate Ed Chapman talks about ‘life after death’

angielovelace wrote 4 months ago: Chapman described the map he drew from jail of Hickory, N.C., showing where the murder scenes are lo … more →

Tags: Speakers, North Carolina, Elon University, Glen Edward Chapman, Ed Chapman, wrongfully convicted, death row, Prison, Jail


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