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Forensics: Prisons. ICE Boosts Income at Private Prison Company GEO Group by 800 Percent.
The company’s year-end earnings call came just days after a lawsuit alleges guards in the company’s Washington state immigrant prison assaulted immigrants. — Read on prospect.org/2026/02/12/ice-immigration-prison-geo-group-trump/
Forensics: Cites bitemark cases of forensic fraud. Innocence Project Calls on NY Governor Hochul to End Qualified Immunity and Hold Officials Accountable for Misconduct
Qualified immunity has already left too many people — including those who were wrongfully incarcerated — without any meaningful path to justice for the harm they suffered. — Read on innocenceproject.org/news/innocence-project-calls-on-ny-governor-to-end-qualified-immunity/
Forensics: $11M spent to correct. Former Colorado crime lab scientist pleads not guilty to mishandling evidence.
Prosecutors filed 102 charges against former analyst Yvonne Woods after an internal investigation uncovered irregularities that called into question a decade’s worth of test results. — Read on http://www.courthousenews.com/former-colorado-crime-lab-scientist-pleads-not-guilty-to-mishandling-evidence/
Forensics: Tainted Testimony: Discredited FBI bullet analysis freed one man while leaving another behind bars.
Decades after the FBI discontinued the use of controversial forensic science, there’s a push to review past convictions — Read on http://www.kxii.com/2026/02/09/tainted-testimony-discredited-fbi-bullet-analysis-freed-one-man-while-leaving-another-behind-bars/
Forensics: ‘Unconscionable cruelty’: MPs call for miscarriage of justice compensation – The Justice Gap
‘Unconscionable cruelty’: MPs call for miscarriage of justice compensation – The Justice Gap — Read on http://www.thejusticegap.com/unconscionable-cruelty-mps-call-for-miscarriage-of-justice-compensation/
Forensics: Targeting debunked forensics, Oregon lawmakers propose narrowed wrongful conviction bill. 43% of wrongful convictions based on junk science like bitemarks.
Targeting debunked forensics, Oregon lawmakers propose narrowed wrongful conviction bill | The Outlook — Read on theoutlookonline.com/2026/02/05/targeting-debunked-forensics-oregon-lawmakers-propose-narrowed-wrongful-conviction-bill/
Forensics: ICE Is Legally Required to Issue Full Reports on Detainee Deaths. They’ve Completely Stopped Doing It.
ICE is required to issue a full report to Congress on any detainee death within 90 days. They’ve skipped the last 8 deaths entirely. — Read on http://www.jezebel.com/ice-detainee-deaths-reports-stopped-issuing-illegal-congress-requirement-90-days-investigation
Forensics: Law. San Diego law students take on potential wrongful conviction cases. CA Innocence Project attorneys provide expertise.
The University of San Diego is partnering with The Innocence Center to examine potential wrongful convictions. — Read on http://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/02/usd-innocence-clinic-wrongful-conviction-california-prison
Forensics: Junk forensics. Hair. Hawaii man fights 34-year-old rape conviction based on debunked forensics
A bombshell 2009 report suggested widespread errors in the FBI’s crime labs in the late 1980s and early 1990s, leading to convictions over potentially scientifically unsound evidence. — Read on http://www.courthousenews.com/hawaii-man-fights-34-year-old-rape-conviction-based-on-debunked-forensics/
Forensics: Fraud. Former CBI forensic scientist accused of mishandling evidence to be arraigned
Woods spent nearly 30 years with CBI and she’s facing more than 100 felony charges tied to the alleged mishandling of DNA evidence, potentially impacting more than 1,000 cases. — Read on http://www.denver7.com/news/crime/former-cbi-forensic-scientist-accused-of-alleged-mishandling-of-dna-evidence-set-to-be-arraigned-tuesday
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