Exonerations

Shocking Number Of Wrongful Convictions In U.S. Courts Revealed

AP | PETE YOST | Posted 05.21.2012

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WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 2,000 people who were falsely convicted of serious crimes have been exonerated in the United States in the past 23 years...

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Matt Sledge

Compensation Proves Elusive For Men Wrongfully Accused In Park Rape Case

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 07.06.2011

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NEW YORK -- When police in New York are accused of misconduct, the city usually likes to settle quickly and quietly. New York City dished out $117 mil...

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Why Should a Person Wrongly Convicted Be Required To Sue For Compensation?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 06.11.2011

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Judge H. Lee Sarokin

Why should a person who has been wrongly convicted, declared innocent, acquitted and exonerated have to prove anything in order to be compensated? Every state should have mandatory compensation in all such cases.

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Is It Time to Execute the Death Penalty?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Loughner, Costs of Death Penalty, Executions, Barry Scheck, Gov. Quinn, Death Penalty, Medill Innocence Project, Discrimination in Death Penalty Cases, Illinois Death Penalty, Morality of Death Penalty, Exonerations, Deterrence, Chicago News
Judge H. Lee Sarokin

The arguments for and against have raged for years, but the discussion is relevant now more than ever because Governor Pat Quinn has it within his power to end the death penalty in Illinois.

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Blinded by Tunnel Vision: What the Execution of Cameron Todd Willingham Can Teach Us About Wrongful Convictions

John Maki | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Maki

Even when there is compelling evidence of actual innocence, it can be almost impossible to shake a mistaken but firmly held belief in a convicted person's guilt.

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