‘Dirty’ Philly Cop Sentenced for Perjury, Obstruction of Justice
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Former Philadelphia homicide detective James Pitts last week was sentenced for two felony counts…
Death Penalty Group Notes Tennessee Man on Death Row Wrongly Accused of Murder, Blames Errors at Trial
By Olivia Biliunas MEMPHIS, TN – A Tennessee man, Jessie Dotson, has been sentenced to death for…
Philadelphia Resident Exonerated at Urging of District Attorney’s Office for 2006 Murder
By Kaveh Nasseri PHILADELPHIA, PA – Philadelphia resident David Sparks, convicted in 2008 of a murder for…
SF Police Public Meeting on ‘Delores Hill Bomb’ Skateboard Event, Subsequent 117 Arrests Turns Heated
By Ryan Steinberg SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The public’s response to the Dolores Hill Bomb skateboarding event…
San Francisco Public Defenders Spearhead ‘Sit-ins’ Protesting SF Court Backlog, Denial of Speedy Trial Rights of More Than 1,100 People
By The Vanguard SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Charging “more than 1,100” people are being denied their Constitutional…
New Hearing Scheduled for Leroy Evans after He Served 40 Years for Alleged Wrongful Conviction
By Mei Perez and Hannah Adams CHESTER, PA – More than 40 years ago, Leroy Evans was…
Judge in Rodney Reed Death Row Evidentiary Hearing Condemned by Innocence Project
By Amy Berberyan AUSTIN, TX – This past week, the Innocence Project released a statement condemning Judge…
What Happens When You’re One of the 46,000 to 230,000 Wrongfully Convicted of a Crime?
By Jacqueline Nguyen UNITED STATES— Of all individuals convicted of a crime in the U.S., according to…