Commentary: When We Become the Monster
How the Criminal Justice System’s War on Evil Breeds Injustice We invoke the word evil in moments…
My View: The Machinery of Death Still Turns Despite Former Justice Breyer’s Prophetic Warning in Glossip
In February 2025, the United States Supreme Court did something rare: it vacated the conviction of Richard…
Vanderbilt Law School Announces New Innocence Clinic to Aid Wrongful Convictions
NASHVILLE, TN – Vanderbilt Law School has announced it is launching The Gail Anderson Cañizares Innocence Clinic…
Report: Racial Discrimination Still Remains Prevalent Among Jury Selections
MONTGOMERY, AL- The Equal Justice Initiative’s report, Unreliable Verdicts: Racial Bias and Wrongful Convictions, details the ongoing…
New York Conviction Integrity Units Failing Wrongfully Convicted
NEW YORK – New York’s Conviction Integrity Units (CIU) have been found to be inefficient and even…
Bar Association Calls for Easier Paths for Prosecutors to Remedy Wrongful Convictions
At the 2025 American Bar Association (ABA) Midyear Meeting in Phoenix, the ABA House of Delegates approved…
To Prevent Wrongful Imprisonment, Illinois Proposes Legislation to Ensure Reliability of Confessions, Reduce Wrongful Convictions
By Kaylynn Chang CHICAGO, IL — In an article published by the Innocence Project, an organization dedicated…
Innocence Project Attorney: Holding Law Enforcement Accountable – Agencies Must Update Eyewitness Identification Practices to Prevent False Convictions
By Kaylynn C. and Shaolien C. LOS ANGELES, CA – In an opinion piece published by the…
Bill Would Limit Use of Inaccurate Roadside Drug Tests and Prevent Wrongful Convictions
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – A bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies from making…
Senator Wiener Introduces Bill to Limit Use of Inaccurate Roadside Drug Tests, a Leading Known Cause of Wrongful Convictions in the U.S.
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced SB 912, the Requiring…
Report: Wrongfully Convicted Not Getting Compensation Despite Michigan Law
by Anna Clark ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter…
LOOKING BACK: Jeffrey Deskovic Shares His Life’s Work of Overcoming Adversity – The Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice
by Jeffrey Deskovic (Editor’s note: This is from a speech given July 17, 2022 – Jeffrey Deskovic…
LOOKING BACK: The Jeffrey Deskovic Story – Attorney and Founder of the Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice Shares His Story
By Jeffrey Deskovic (Editor’s note: This is from a speech given July 17, 2022 – Jeffrey Deskovic…
LOOKING BACK: Wrongfully Convicted Pennsylvanians Speak in Favor of Compensation for Exonerees
By Jeffery Deskovic (Editor’s note: This is from a speech given at the 2022 Wrongful Convictions Day…
New York District Attorney Vacates Convictions of 2 More Men Wrongly Convicted Decades Ago
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK CITY, NY – Two more men—both spent more than 20 years…
LOOKING BACK: Christmas in Jail Is Worse than You can Imagine; Now Imagine if You’ve Been Wrongfully Convicted
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Looking Back: A Man Wrongfully Incarcerated Becomes a Prison Reformer
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Looking Back: Recent Rash of Exonerations Only the Surface – Many More Remain Wrongfully Imprisoned
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
LOOKING BACK: Harmless Error – Is It Ever Really Harmless?
“The Constitution entitles a criminal defendant to a fair trial, not a perfect one.” By Jeffrey Deskovic…
Looking Back: When Shaky Eyewitness Testimony Trumps Alibi Witness Testimony
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…