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Exonerations in the News: the myth of “worst of the worst”

Posted on November 4, 2016 by csidds

Photo: Briank Banks (right) and California Innocence Project director Justin Brooks after Banks' exoneration.

Justin Brooks and Brian Banks

From the WrongfulConvictionsBlog

Michigan Radio: Poor and black more likely to be wrongfully convicted…
Star Tribune: Innocence Project questions Thomas Rhodes’ murder conviction in wife’s death near Spicer…
Nebraska Radio Network: Kirk Bloodsworth brings his wrongful conviction, death row life story to Nebraska…
Daily News: Joel Fowler exonerated after he served eight years in prison for murder files $15M suit against city, NYPD detectives…
The Dallas Morning News: Sonia Cacy, wrongly convicted and severely ill, declared innocent in 1993 murder…

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Dr. Michael Bowers is a long time forensic consultant in the US and international court systems.

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