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Government misconduct behind many wrongful convictions study finds

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:29:55 +0000

A new study digs into the reasons people are wrongly convicted, and it has found that 54% of those defendants are victimized by official misconduct, with police involved in 34% of cases, prosecutors in 30%, and some cases involving both police and prosecutors.

Federal Anticorruption Law in the State and Local Context: Defining the Scope of 18 U.S.C. § 666

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:45:43 +0000

Full Article: https://jlsp.law.columbia.edu/wp-content/blogs.dir/213/files/2017/03/46-Gaioni.pdf

Chicago-Kent Law Revew

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:45:59 +0000

Full Article: https://scholarship.kentlaw.iit.edu/cklawreview/

How Bad Is The U.S. Wrongful Conviction Problem?

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 23:02:50 +0000

Full Article: https://www.amnestyusa.org/updates/how-bad-is-the-u-s-wrongful-conviction-problem/

10th Annual Wrongful Conviction Day Shines Light on Injustice

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:35:51 +0000

Full Article: https://www.washingtoninformer.com/wrongful-conviction-day-innocence-network/

Can there be justice for the wrongly convicted?

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 23:03:06 +0000

Full Article: https://thegrio.com/2022/10/01/can-there-be-justice-for-the-wrongly-convicted/