Category Archives: Exoneration costs

More on Dallas DA Craig Watkins

Posted on August 25, 2013 by csidds

His Conviction Integrity Unit in action. Shown on the Discovery Channel. http://investigation.discovery.com/forensics/videos/dallas-dna.htm

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Another DA in denial over exonerating DNA from a bite mark

Posted on August 18, 2013 by csidds

This case could be the 25th person wrongfully convicted in the US by a bite mark opinion. http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2013/08/convicted_murderer_turns_to_new_dna_evidence_to_prove_his_innocence_in_1994_killing.html#incart_river

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Costs of wrongful convictions

Posted on August 12, 2013 by csidds

The financial connection between wrongful convictions and the costs to taxpayers is a fairly new topic for media discussion. It is rather localized (a $10 million civil award 2013 case from Chicago) in information as nationwide statistics do not appear … Continue reading →

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