Marcelus Williams is on death row even though the DNA on the murder weapon does not match his. This is a step in the right direction but there is still a long way to go.
https://innocenceproject.org/st-louis-prosecuting-attorney-wesley-bell-files-motion-to-overturn-marcellus-williams-wrongful-death-row-conviction/

After a staggering 47 years bearing the weight of a crime he did not commit, Vietnam War veteran Leonard Mack finally received justice on his birthday in White Plains, NY.

https://innocenceproject.org/news/8-moving-moments-from-leonard-macks-historic-exoneration-after-47-years/

A recipe for #wrongfulconvictions. Bad #facialrecognition plus bad ID equals bad arrest. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/06/technology/facial-recognition-false-arrest.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare #innocence #lawfedi #criminallegalreform

Governor Hochul and other NY Pols are trying to roll back bail reform and imprison more black and brown people in the hellhole that is #Rikers. Please NYers, and everyone, reach out and say no to this.
https://innocenceproject.org/the-innocence-project-calls-on-albany-to-reject-proposed-changes-to-pretrial-justice/
#CriminalLegalReform #BailReform #bail #law #LawFedi #InnocenceProject #takeaction #action

If she ie released, which she should be, Sandra Hemme will be the longest serving #WrongfullyConvicted woman to be #exonerated. https://innocenceproject.org/who-is-sandra-hemme-innocence-facts/
#InnocenceProject #CriminalLaw #CriminalLegalReform #law @law@a.gup.pe

Sandra Hemme has spent more than 42 years in prison– if exonerated, her prison term would mark the longest known wrongful conviction of a woman in U.S. history. So proud of the lawyers on my team fighting for her at the #InnocenceProject

#innocence #WrongfulConviction #law
#lawfedi @law@a.gup.pe #CriminalJustice #CriminalLegalSystem #CriminalLegalReform
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/innocent-woman-confessed-to-missouri-murder-lawyers-say-was-the-real-killer-a-cop/ar-AA18mk8N

URGENT: Missouri plans to execute Leonard "Raheem" Taylor in FOUR DAYS. He's maintained his innocence for nearly 20 years.

CALL 573-400-0357: Ask Gov. Parson to grant a reprieve & appoint an independent board of inquiry to investigate his innocence claim.

https://innocenceproject.org/petitions/missouri-plans-to-execute-raheem-taylor-with-innocence-claim/

#InnocenceProject #innocence #DeathPenalty #CapitalPunishment #WrongfulConviction #law #lawfedi @law@a.gup.pe #CriminalLegalReform

Yesterday on the Big Island of #Hawai'i Ian Schweitzer was #exonerated after 25 years in prison. Mr. Schwitzer was exonerated based on new DNA evidence, new tire tread evidence, and the refutation of junk science bite mark evidence. His original conviction was based largely on jailhouse informant testimony. Mr. Schwitzer was represented by the #InnocenceProject and the #HawaiiInnocenceProject. https://innocenceproject.org/ian-schweitzers-exonerated-murder-25-years-hawaii/ #law #lawfedi #CriminalJustice #CriminalLegalReform #WrongfulConviction @law@a.gup.pe

The madness of even considering charging a six year old with a crime is inexpressible https://www.npr.org/2023/01/10/1147954361/virginia-school-shooting-6-year-old-legal-case #criminalLegalReform #CriminalJusticeReform #law #lawfedi @law@a.gup.pe

‘Big Tech’ Regulation Must Address Data Use in Criminal Investigations https://innocenceproject.org/biden-big-tech-regulations-criminal-investigations-data/ #BigData #data #law #lawfedi #InnocenceProject #criminalLegalReform #CriminalJustice @law@a.gup.pe # CriminalJusticeReform #surveillance

At what point will people admit the “war on drugs” is an abject failure.
52 years ago when Nixon launched that war there were 6,771 overdose deaths. DEA’s preliminary total for 2021 is 107,622. #law #lawfedi #CriminalJustice #CriminalLegalReform #warondrugs #policing #MassIncarceration

It is legal for police to lie to children in almost every state. https://innocenceproject.org/police-deception-lying-interrogations-youth-teenagers/

#law #lawfedi #InnocenceProject #wrongfullyConvicted #criminalJustice #CriminalLegalReform #innocence @law@a.gup.pe

The #InnocenceProject 9 must reads of 2022. #books #fedibooks #innocence #CriminalJustice #CriminalLegalReform #CriminalJusticeReform #law #lawfedi @law@a.gup.pe https://innocenceproject.org/innocence-projects-books-must-read-crime-wrongful-conviction/

For the first time since 1862 #NewYorkCity is naming a gate in #CentralPark. It will be called the Gate of the #Exonerated honoring the #CentralParkFive and all other #WrongfullyConvicted people. Information about attending here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unveiling-of-gate-of-the-exonerated-in-central-park-tickets-488062306497 #innocence project will be live streaming here https://fb.me/e/24nJ7pkA3

#innocence #CriminalJustice #CriminalLegalReform #law #lawfedi @law@a.gup.pe

Governor Kate Brown of #Oregon has commuted all #DeathSentences emptying #DeathRow An example that others should follow. #DeathPenalty #CapitalPunishment #criminaljustice #CriminalLegalReform #law #lawfedi @law@a.gup.pe https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/pages/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=76509

The #innocenceproject is streaming its first ever #JustData conference to discuss the important #SocialScience #research we are doing using the #data collected from #innocence cases. You can watch all day at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnZjf7eoCTM

#criminaljustice #criminallegalreform #law #lawfedi @law@a.gup.pe

"Juries place a lot of weight on forensic evidence, which plays an important role in securing criminal convictions. Yet jurors are typically unaware that many forensic techniques have not been subject to scientific rigor." https://t.co/KB9FiNbwqs #forensics #innocence #innocenceproject #law #lawfedi #criminallaw #criminallegalreform @law@a.gup.pe

Medical Doctors should never participate in #executions https://slate.com/technology/2022/11/lethal-injections-alabama-moratorium-execution-cruel.html

#DeathPenalty #CapitalPunishment #law #lawfedi @law@a.gup.pe #criminaljustice #criminallegalreform #criminallaw #ethics #medicalethics

The #InnocenceProject and #WNYC are holding an event at the Greene Space 12/4 at 6 pm marking the 20th anniversary of the Exonerated 5 being proven innocent.
There will be a live broadcast interview on Notes from America with Host Kai Wright, Kevin Richardson and Raymond Santana. This will be followed by a Q&A with Rebecca Brown, Policy Director of the Innocence Project with Kevin, Raymond and a live audience

https://thegreenespace.org/event/exonerated-5-innocence-project/

#innocence #criminallegalreform #law #lawfedi @law@a.gup.pe

Many people say they would never plead guilty to a crime they did not commit. Those people have likely never faced that choice. https://guiltypleaproblem.org/
#guiltypleaproblem #law #lawfedi #criminaljustice #criminaljusticereform #criminallegalreform @law@a.gup.pe #innocence #innocenceproject