Category Archives: costs of wrongful convictions

Forensics: its faster to use a judge to gain innocence rather than use a DA conviction integrity unit. DAs tout how good they are. They are not.

Posted on March 6, 2025 by csidds

https://nysfocus.com/2025/03/06/wrongful-conviction-district-attorney-new-york-exoneration

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Forensics: FAFO. DA and law prof lied, destroyed evidence and she is taking flack from her law students.

Posted on March 4, 2025 by csidds

https://www.oudaily.com/news/richard-glossip-supreme-court-ruling-ou-college-of-law-professor-prosecutor-connie-smothermon-misconduct-student-petition/article_dc03b832-f85f-11ef-b480-3fe397533ec7.ht

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Forensics: Massive conflicts within DA unit pledged to uncover bad convictions. Insider agendas delay or deny their claims of “integrity.”

Posted on February 28, 2025 by csidds
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Forensics: Why tRumps DOJ continues to mess up forensic improvement and distorts justice. This is from his first term in 2017.

Posted on February 23, 2025 by csidds
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Forensics: MS cops’ history of planting evidence and illegal searches. Plus torture.

Posted on February 22, 2025 by csidds

https://www.wlbt.com/2025/02/21/former-mississippi-sheriffs-deputy-describes-rampant-violence-by-goon-squad/

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Forensics: Police crime labs in CO will be forced to report errors in analyses to prevent coverups.

Posted on February 21, 2025 by csidds
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Forensics: 🧪 New York taxpayers pay a huge price for police malfeasance. Who is gonna fix it? The mayor?

Posted on February 19, 2025 by csidds

https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-paid-more-than-200-million-to-settle-police-misconduct-lawsuits-in-2024-report

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Forensics: The long road for exonorees demanding compensation for years in prison. Oregon AG denies 40 innocence claims.

Posted on February 18, 2025 by csidds

https://www.opb.org/article/2025/02/18/oregon-wrongful-convictions-bipartisan-bill-exonerated-exoneree-crime-justice/

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Forensics: 🧪 Police misconduct settlements reaches $107.5M in 2024. Taxpayers on the hook for it.

Posted on February 16, 2025 by csidds

https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_94595428-eb22-11ef-8a89-d388139ed6ad.html

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Forensics: When your fame and fortune as “The Godfather” of everything forensic takes a deep dive.

Posted on February 13, 2025 by csidds
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