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Killing off forensic reforms judges one at a time.
Learn how the US law enforcement lobby throws its weight into elections of judges and prosecution harder liners imagining citizen terrorists amongst us all. It insures continuing $$ for policing the “enemy forces” in our society. This is in the … Continue reading
Forensic Fallacies: pattern matching ‘science’ experts sounding convincing but hide a long history of faking what they say
This article is about how forensic experts who sound convincing to juries shape their images as ‘scientific’ by misinformation and resorting to desperate measures to mislead the US judicial system. Since this article was published in early April 2015, the … Continue reading
Read about more prosecutorial misconduct in Ohio
Hiding witnesses from defense counsel and another recanting leads to release of 3 prisoners. Of course this attempt for permanent freedem is pending recharging by the same DA’s Office that lied to convict 20 years ago. http://citybeat.com/cincinnati/article-32558-free_at_last_free_fo.html
A dysfunctional case of judicial dyslexia useful for a glimpse in wrongful conviction ligitation
By Andrew Cohen from The Marshall Project We know more every day about the ways wrongful convictions happen. An indigent defendant gets an incompetent attorney. Or prosecutors hide exculpatory information from the defense. Perhaps there is a false confession, coerced … Continue reading
Over $100M to torture victims of Chicago cops
The main perp of these crimes spent less than 4 years in prison. Still gets pension of course. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/04/14/chicago-to-pay-reparations-jon-burge-police-torture-victims/25766531
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Wednesday’s Quick Clicks…
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
A prosecutor in Virgnia says the right things and appears to “get it” Great editorial on eyewitness ID reform in Missouri by Rebecca Brown In Ohio, Ricky Jackson and five other death row exonerees…
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Public activism for Civil Rights in the US justice system
A journey to fight and educate for criminal justice reform in the US. http://www.innocenceproject.org/news-events-exonerations/marching-2-justice-mass-incarceration-and-the-innocent
Forensics: More troubles for authorities accused of pre-mature and faulty determination of murder-suicide
Children and friends of deceased couple fight back against local police who obviously had problems refraining from early conclusions during the evidence collecting and testing phases are finished. The chief makes some rather uninformed comments about DNA. In response, the … Continue reading
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Forensics is not science if negative results are hidden
Excellent presentation on what true science methods really means in regards to reporting studies that fail to support expectations. Hiding “bad” test results is a component of bias present within forensics for decades. For example: bitemarks, bullet lead, hair comparisons, … Continue reading
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‘152 Innocence Marked For Death’ : New York Times disses the US death penalty laws
Nothing like actual problem-based research to see the disconnect between hard line “crime and justice fighters” with what problems exists in the US criminal justice system. problems. New York Times New York Innocence Project Another example of an innocent man’s … Continue reading
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