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fromwww.scientificamerican.com

US news

It's legal for police to use deception in interrogations. Advocates want that to end

Police deception during interrogations can lead to wrongful convictions, as evidenced by Ted Bradford's case.

Recent laws in several states are attempting to protect juveniles from deceptive interrogation practices.

Science

Genetic Genealogy Can Stop Violent Criminals and Free the Wrongly Convicted

Investigative genetic genealogy is a powerful tool for exonerating wrongfully convicted individuals, demonstrated by the Bintz brothers' case.

fromBrooklyn Eagle

2 days ago

Brooklyn

PREMIUM Spotlight: Talking budgets: Understanding discovery reform

Budget deals are essential for enacting political change, with discovery reforms being a critical focus in New York's recent budget negotiations.

fromwww.npr.org

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US news

It's legal for police to use deception in interrogations. Advocates want that to end

Police deception during interrogations can lead to wrongful convictions, as evidenced by Ted Bradford's case.

Recent laws in several states are attempting to protect juveniles from deceptive interrogation practices.

#criminal-justice

Social justice

Oregon AG agrees those wrongly convicted of crimes need faster compensation

Oregon's compensation process for wrongfully convicted individuals is slow, prompting administrative reforms ahead of legislative hearings.

NYC politics

fromCentral Current

3 weeks ago

Who Do Prosecutors Blame for Wrongful Convictions? Apparently Not Themselves.

Systemic official misconduct is a leading cause of wrongful convictions in New York.

Conviction Integrity Units in New York fail to effectively address wrongful convictions.

fromWashington Post

4 months ago

US news

Man exonerated of one murder pleads guilty to another

Shaurn Thomas, exonerated in 2017, pleaded guilty to another murder, exposing challenges of reintegration after wrongful imprisonment.

fromwww.theguardian.com

1 month ago

UK news

We thought we could change the world': how an idealistic fight against miscarriages of justice turned sour

The Bristol University Innocence Project aims to confront wrongful convictions in the UK by employing law students to investigate potential miscarriages of justice.

Social justice

Oregon AG agrees those wrongly convicted of crimes need faster compensation

Oregon's compensation process for wrongfully convicted individuals is slow, prompting administrative reforms ahead of legislative hearings.

NYC politics

fromCentral Current

3 weeks ago

Who Do Prosecutors Blame for Wrongful Convictions? Apparently Not Themselves.

Systemic official misconduct is a leading cause of wrongful convictions in New York.

Conviction Integrity Units in New York fail to effectively address wrongful convictions.

fromWashington Post

4 months ago

US news

Man exonerated of one murder pleads guilty to another

Shaurn Thomas, exonerated in 2017, pleaded guilty to another murder, exposing challenges of reintegration after wrongful imprisonment.

fromwww.theguardian.com

1 month ago

UK news

We thought we could change the world': how an idealistic fight against miscarriages of justice turned sour

The Bristol University Innocence Project aims to confront wrongful convictions in the UK by employing law students to investigate potential miscarriages of justice.

more#criminal-justice

#compensation

Portland

Wrongly convicted get their day at the Oregon Legilsature

Oregon's reforms for compensating wrongly convicted individuals face challenges in implementation.

fromwww.bbc.com

UK politics

Fujitsu boss 'does not know' if Horizon is reliable

Fujitsu's boss doubts the reliability of the Horizon IT system, impacting sub-postmasters' trust amid ongoing inquiry into wrongful convictions.

Portland

Wrongly convicted get their day at the Oregon Legilsature

Oregon's reforms for compensating wrongly convicted individuals face challenges in implementation.

fromwww.bbc.com