Category Archives: criminal justice

Forensics: Propaganda. Texas politician changes name to run as a Democrat. He’s not what he claims to be.

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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/

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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/

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Forensics: Tell Verizon: Stop Powering Detention, Deportation, and Abuse.

Verizon is helping power a system of detention, deportation, and abuse. Through a 10-year, $176 billion contract with the Department of Homeland Security, Verizon provides communications infrastru… — Read on actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-verizon-stop-powering-detention-deportation-and-abuse/

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Forensics: Law. ICE demanded Maine sheriff’s employment records following his criticism of arrest

The subpoena came a day after Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce blasted immigration agents for arresting one of his guards. — Read on http://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/02/03/mainefocus/mainefocus-police-courts/ice-demanded-maine-sheriffs-employment-records/

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Forensics: Law. Children in ICE Detention Skyrocket in Trump’s Second Term | The Marshall Project

With a six-fold jump in children in detention, advocates allege harrowing conditions are putting kids’ lives at risk. — Read on http://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/ice-kids-in-detention-numbers

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Forensics: Hanky Panky in the Crime Lab. Misconduct alleged at Niagara County Forensics Lab

Buffalo & WNY Investigative Reporting Center — Read on http://www.investigativepost.org/2026/01/22/lawsuit-surfaces-misconduct-allegations-at-crime-lab/

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Forensics: Rehab. Shocking. Recidivism rates are very high for ex-prisoners.

A new nonprofit organization that helps formerly incarcerated individuals reenter society will show a documentary that includes Roosevelt Myles, a wrongfully — Read on chicagocrusader.com/fundraiser-for-ex-prisoners-program-to-show-film-on-roosevelt-myles/

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Forensics: How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

After reviewing DNA evidence from a cold case murder, Kirsty Wright uncovered systemic flaws and deception in a forensics laboratory in Queensland, Australia. — Read on http://www.the-scientist.com/how-a-forensic-biologist-exposed-a-dna-lab-scandal-that-shook-australia-73950

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Forensics: Law. Students do the work. Notre Dame exoneration clinic notches third victory in 15 months

The clinic recently made the case that an Indiana man was wrongly convicted of a murder with “stunning similarities” to one committed by a death row inmate. — Read on http://www.courthousenews.com/notre-dame-exoneration-clinic-notches-third-victory-in-15-months/

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