INNOCENCE PROJECT

Courtesy of the Innocence Project, New Orleans
CRIME
Police Lineups Can Lead To Wrongful Convictions. Here's How Some Agencies Are Trying To Fix That.
By Stateline, Editorial Partner
New procedures aim to avoid misidentifications.
Zoe Potkin
IMPACT
An Exonerated Prisoner Shares What Freedom Is Like After 19 Years Behind Bars
By Erica Euse
Freedom for Barry Gibbs hasn’t been easy, thankfully he has a friend in Vanessa Potkin.
Sponsored by National Geographic's "The Story of Us With Morgan Freeman"
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
BLACK VOICES
Wrongfully Convicted Man Earned Law Degree To Help Other Innocent Prisoners
By Taryn Finley
Jarrett Adams studied law in prison to help win his exoneration.
Amanda Knox dressed as Little Red Riding Hood watches out for beau Christopher Robinson dressed as the Big Bad Wolf
Amanda Knox/Instagram
WEIRD NEWS
Amanda Knox Opens Instagram World: Creepy Fairy Tales, Cuffs And Cats
By Mary Papenfuss
Big Bad Wolf beau stalks her Little Red Riding Hood as her posts go public two years after her murder acquittal.
CRIME
The Death of "Innocent until Proven Guilty"
By Lorenzo Johnson, Contributor
Imprisoned for 22 years for a crime he didn't commit. Freed Ju...
Lorenzo Johnson served 16 and a half years of a life-without-parole sentence until 2012, when the Third Circuit Federal Court
Richard Rosenthal with Ricky Jackson
OhioInnocenceProject
POLITICS
Record $15 Million Gift Will Help Free Innocent People From Prison
By Ryan J. Reilly
The donation to the Ohio Innocence Project is believed to be the largest donation to any program of its kind.
photo credit: Dana Tynan
ENTERTAINMENT
Giving Voice To The Innocence Project/Network And More: A Conversation With Joan Baez
By Mike Ragogna, Contributor
Trafficbeat Entertainment, Music Biz Vet
JOAN BAEZ CONFIRMED TOUR DATES October 4      Portland, ME          Merrill Auditorium October 6      Hartford, CT           Mortensen
CRIME
Unreliable Field Drug Tests Result In Innocent People Pleading Guilty
By Barry Scheck, Contributor
Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Innocence Project
Without in any way minimizing the unforeseen difficulties involved in achieving any single criminal justice reform, this is one problem we can solve with a co-operative, good faith effort by multiple stakeholders. Why not just do it?
CRIME
Speaking at Harvard Law, "Making a Murderer" Attorney Dean Strang Highlights Our Troubling Rate of Wrongful Convictions--and Suggests a Solution
By Michael Shammas, Contributor
Writer & Lawyer
The vast majority of prosecutors are true professionals, keenly aware of their immense power and its consequent responsibility. They form accurate conclusions on guilt far more often than the converse. Still, cognitive bias and overconfidence touch us all.
CRIME
Compensation Statutes Fail Those Wrongly Convicted
By Christopher Zoukis, Contributor
Author and Prisoners' Rights Advocate
They recommend $50,000 for each year in prison, with no restrictions on previous convictions or false confessions, reimbursement
CRIME
Don't Believe the Bite
By Jessica S. Henry, Contributor
professor and writer about all things justice
Howard is sitting on death row for a conviction that rests on a largely discredited science, under circumstances that were
WOMEN
Belynda Goff: Innocent and incarcerated on another Mother's Day
By Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, Contributor
Part-Time Lecturer
Today marks Belynda Goff's nineteenth Mother's Day as an incarcerated mother, serving a life sentence for a murder she did not commit. In 1994 Belynda, then 32 years old, lived in Green Forest, Arkansas and worked at the local Tyson plant. She was a mother of three - Stephen Lee, 3 years old, Mark, 7, and Bridgette, 15.
POLITICS
No Person Should Have More Care in Prison Than in Freedom
By Larry Schooler, Contributor
Senior Fellow, Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life, Unive...
We run from that which makes us uncomfortable, and those convicted of crime can easily give us that feeling. In the case of Darryl Hunt, I plan to sit with this discomfort and ask myself what care a free person deserves--no matter their past.
POLITICS
Secretary Clinton, Join Bernie Sanders & the Democratic Party: Oppose Capital Punishment
By Michael Shammas, Contributor
Writer & Lawyer
Join us. Hillary says she's fighting for racial justice. But African-American men convicted on dubious evidence are executed
CULTURE & ARTS
Beale Street Talks, Vol. 4
By Gabe Bump, Contributor
Writer
11/10/15 - "On Understanding" 11/3/15 - "On Immortality" 11/1/15 - "On Biscuits" 11/3/15 - "On Parenting" NM:Cause I think
CRIME
Actually, Steven Avery Is a Lucky Guy
By Chandra Bozelko, Contributor
Founder and writer of Prison Diaries, the 2016 Webby Award Hon...
Steven Avery was a lucky man. If he hadn't been framed for rape, he would have no chance of successfully challenging his conviction for murder.
Jesse Costas for WBUR
POLITICS
Reasonable Doubts: One Murder Convict's Quest For A New Trial
By Jenifer McKim, New England Center for Investigative Reporting/WBUR
Darrell Jones has been in prison for 30 years for a crime he says he didn't commit.
CRIME
Making an Accomplice: Why "Making a Murderer's" Brendan Dassey Deserves a Re-Trial--Even if His Uncle Doesn't
By Michael Shammas, Contributor
Writer & Lawyer
Like his uncle, Brendan may be guilty. Unlike his uncle, his conviction rests entirely on the coerced confession of a frightened, mentally-challenged boy badgered by grown men wielding badges and guns and uniforms and loud, firm voices.
CRIME
Meet the Prosecutor Fighting to Overturn Wrongful Convictions
By Lorenzo Johnson, Contributor
Imprisoned for 22 years for a crime he didn't commit. Freed Ju...
Almost two years ago, Kenneth Thompson was running to become Brooklyn's District Attorney. Not only did Mr. Thompson promise to be hard on crime, he also promised to reexamine the cases of those who claimed to be innocent. Mr. Thompson eventually won, and, true to his word, his office has reviewed a large number of cases.
CRIME
Ending Wrongful Convictions: No Room for Error
By Lorenzo Johnson, Contributor
Imprisoned for 22 years for a crime he didn't commit. Freed Ju...
The record number of exonerations of innocent prisoners last year shows that something is very wrong with our judicial system. If the saying "the proof is in the numbers" is true, then why is this system moving at a snail's pace to combat the causes of wrongful convictions?
BUSINESS
Secrets of a Career Climb: Make Shit Happen, Deal When It Does
By Jim Treacy, Contributor
Former President and Chief Operating Officer of Monster Worldwide
Embrace your scars. When you have something to offer you'll be sought. The person who wants something least holds the stronger position. Living the dream is never giving in to adversity -- hold ground, then bounce back.
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