Category Archives: costs of wrongful convictions

Forensics: Conference makes demands that FBI correct its crime lab mistakes | US Senator Blumenthal and Henry Lee video

Posted on May 29, 2015 by csidds

Read and view video of this Connecticut conference. Blumenthal “chilled and appalled.” Read more.

Forensics: Fire Chief resigns after falsifying evidence, FBI hair debacle casts generalized doubts, TX leads in wrongful convictions and wants a fix

Posted on May 27, 2015 by csidds

Fire chief resigns after lying about his credentials and arson evidence. Forensic hair analysis: Evidence of more federal governmental dysfunction How pizza can be tested for DNA evidence. Protocol used in Wash DC family murder investigation. Washington man imprisoned by … Continue reading →

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More on what damage junk forensic science brings society

Posted on May 24, 2015 by csidds

After 36 years…… http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/dc-man-imprisoned-by-flawed-fbi-forensic-evidence-exonerated/2015/05/23/ed382f70-00c6-11e5-8b6c-0dcce21e223d_story.html

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30¥% of Exonerees are white folks

Posted on May 23, 2015 by csidds

Racial profiles of wrong convictions in the US. http://www.innocenceproject.org/news-events-exonerations/your-brain-race-and-criminal-justice

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Politicos start talking about flawed forensic sciences

Posted on May 21, 2015 by csidds

Five US Senators weigh into flawed forensic methods exemplified by the FBI hair comparison fiasco. More. US Senate hearing on backlogged rape kits. $1B spent so far over ten years, the end is still not in sight. More. Sweat from … Continue reading →

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Unprecedented review of faulty forensics starts state by state

Posted on May 16, 2015 by csidds

A great example of what happens when amateur and self validated forensic opinions get loose in the US court system. And runs amok for decades. Massachusetts sets up its own review board. Just 49 states to go. http://m.wcvb.com/news/state-launching-review-of-convictions-to-find-faulty-hair-forensics/33031382

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Making use of their personal experiences of multiple injustices, Exonerees now come to court as lawyers

Posted on May 5, 2015 by csidds

From the ABA Journal magazine FREED AND PAYING BACK Wrongly imprisoned, these men spent many years behind bars for crimes they did not commit. Plenty of convicted felons claim to be innocent; too many of them actually are. The criminal … Continue reading →

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Highlights of the 2015 US Innocence Conference held this last weekend

Posted on May 4, 2015 by csidds

For those less likely to be following what is happening in civil rights and exoneration litigation, this meeting in Orlando FLA was the gathering to see the impressive depth of dedication, legal expertise and energy present in this growing movement. … Continue reading →

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Forensics : Lessons about Black Youth and Wrongful Convictions: Three Things You Should Know #InConf2015

Posted on May 2, 2015 by csidds

By Edwin Grimsley, Innocence Project case analyst Edwin, who has written before for the Innocence Blog, will be speaking on a panel, “Race and Wrongful Convictions,” on Saturday at the 2015 Innocence Network Conference in Orlando, Florida. Every wrongful conviction … Continue reading →

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Dirty tricks and cheating in police crime labs needs to have consequences

Posted on April 13, 2015 by csidds

CBS 60 Minute News reveals evidence of innocence was available but kept secret in the Duke rape case. Video interview. One-third of NY State’s Albany DNA crime lab suspended. Article Secret incentives for snitch eye witness brings forth an exoneration … Continue reading →

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