Juan Rivera

Wrongfully Convicted Man Released After 2 Decades Behind Bars

Posted 01.07.2012

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A man convicted three times of and sentenced to a life prison sentence in the 1992 stabbing death of an 11-year-old girl was released Friday after aut...

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A Prosecutor's True Calling

David Protess | Posted 02.11.2012

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David Protess

Wrongful convictions occur because prosecutors forget that their mandate "in a criminal prosecution is not that it shall win a case, but that justice shall be done," as the United States Supreme Court has decided.

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CPD Faces Layoffs, Reassignments And Restructuring

Posted 10.08.2011

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A combination of reassignments and the elimination of several command positions will “trim the fat on executive staff” at the Chicago Police Depar...

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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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