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Another Mis-ID Wrongful Conviction Revealed in Illinois

Dean Cage was released from prison in Chicago last night, after serving nearly 14 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Mr. Cage’s exoneration marks the 29th wrongful conviction r… more →

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Jury awards man $5M in lawsuit over prison time — 3 comments

newsdeskinternational wrote 3 weeks ago: Written by Janet In 1987, George Rodriguez was wrongly arrested, and convicted of of kidnapping and … more →

Tags: Decisions & Mistakes, george rodriguez, Lawsuit

Dr. Shelton Appeals Wrongful Conviction Due to Misconduct of Judge Kazmierski

Linda Shelton wrote 1 month ago: I have now filed my Illinois Appellate Court appeal of my wrongful conviction for aggravated batter … more →

Tags: Self-Representation (Pro Se), Prosecutorial misconduct, judicial misconduct, Judge Joseph Kazmierski, Illinois Appellate Court, civil rights violation, perjury, police misconduct, Retaliaton Against Whistle Blower

Dr. Shelton Appeals Wrongful Conviction - Sgt. Salemi Attacked Her! — 1 comment

Linda Shelton wrote 1 month ago: I have now filed my Illinois Appellate Court appeal of my wrongful conviction for aggravated battery … more →

Tags: Sgt. Anthony C. Salemi, Sgt. Mollivetti, actual innocence, Aggravated Battery, Andrew Dalkin, Anthony Salemi, Appeal, Circuit Court of Cook County, Cook County Department of Corrections

June 10: Support John Moore

waawaaskesh wrote 1 month ago: For Immediate Release. June 05th, 2009 Contact: johnpower1955@hotmail.com or call to leave a message … more →

Tags: indigenous, Innocent, john moore, June 10, Justice and Freedom for John Moore, murder, Native, ojibway, Ottawa

Sergeant Anthony C. Salemi

Linda Shelton wrote 1 month ago: Sgt. Anthony C. Salemi is a member of the Cook County Correctional staff. He is a sergeant assigned … more →

Tags: Sgt. Anthony C. Salemi, Sgt. Mollivetti, Sheriff Michael Sheahan, Sheriff Thomas Dart, Cook County Department of Corrections, Cook County Jail, corrupt officials, Judge Kathleen Pantle, police misconduct

I saw her standing there

kate wrote 1 month ago: Last week the New York Times reported that prosecutors all over the country continue to drag their f … more →

Tags: Capital Punishment, Imprisonment, ~DNA Testing, eyewitness testimony, Criminal Justice

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, innocence project

New Guardian Website

pawisu wrote 2 months ago: If you are, or know someone who has been jailed or convicted of a crime they did not commit you shou … more →

Tags: Justice on Trial, Guardian, Innocent

New Trial for Death Row Inmate Johnny Burr — 4 comments

deathwatch wrote 2 months ago: A United States Magistrate Judge has recommended that Johnny Burr, who has been on North Carolina … more →

Tags: News, Death Penalty, North Carolina, Johnny Burr, John Edward Burr, John Burr, Innocence

Placement, Relocation, Judgement, Exoneration

petebrook wrote 2 months ago: Two stories from the British press this week mimicking to two pressing issues of the American justic … more →

Tags: Opinion, press, 27 years, Aida Edemariam, BBC, Exoneration, Guardian, Judgement, Placement

Solving crimes using fingerprints is an inexact science

abluteau wrote 3 months ago: Although it is accepted that prints are unique, courts continue to have questions about using them … more →

Tags: Law

Dallas Judge Convicted of Being Uppity

The Irony Supplement wrote 4 months ago: Texas’ political and legal institutions have pulled themselves by the bootstraps into the early days … more →

Tags: 1, African-American newsaper, Dallas, Judge, Länder, Law, Rasansky