Former Illinois Governor Slams Death Penalty in ‘Death Penalty Focus’ Series
By Nina Hall Former Governor of Illinois and author, George Ryan, denounces the death penalty in an…
Looking Back: Should Those Who File False Allegations Be Charged with Perjury?
“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester…
Sudden Turnaround as Man Is Released from Wrongful Conviction after 44 Years
By David M. Greenwald Last Monday, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in a 9-6 en banc…
Looking Back: When People File False Police Reports
“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester…
CA Legislature OK’s Bill to Eliminate ‘Jailhouse Snitch’ Testimony in Parole Hearings
By Linhchi Nguyen STATE CAPITOL – The California Legislature approved a bill that would eliminate the problematic…
Looking Back: Bullet Lead Analysis: A Junk Science That Has Helped to Convict Thousands
“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester…
Looking Back: The Practice of Using Technicalities to Fight against Innocence Claims Must Cease
Jeffrey Deskovic speaking in Davis last year at the Annual Vanguard Event “Looking back” will feature…
Looking Back: The Role of the Media in Setting the Stage for Wrongful Convictions
“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester…
Vanguard Discusses Wrongful Convictions at Its 10th Annual Fundraiser, Mark Godsey as the Keynote Speaker (with Video)
By Cailin Garcia and Shellsea Lomeli DAVIS, CA – Dozens turned out for The Vanguard 10th Annual…
Looking Back: The Reid Technique – Strong Risk of False Confessions and Wrongful Convictions
“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester…
Brooklyn Conviction Review Unit Frees Man after 8 Years in Prison
By Nikki Suzani BROOKLYN – Sonny Dawson’s conviction for Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second…
Looking Back: State and Federal Governments Need to Overhaul Their Broken Public Defender Systems
“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester…
My View: 14 years ago…
By David Greenwald That’s right, on this fateful day July 30, 2006, I came up with the…
It Took 27 Years, but Man Gets Justice after Probe by Brooklyn Conviction Review Unit
By Nikki Suzani BROOKLYN – After serving 27 years for murder in the second degree, Ethan Hart…
Wrongful Convictions Disproportionately Impact Black and Brown People
In two weeks, Laurese Glover will join us for our 10th annual Vanguard fundraiser. The keynote speaker…
BROOKLYN CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT: ‘Robert Hicks’ (1991)
Man Served 20.5 Years in Prison Over a False Witness Testimony By Claudia Gutierrez BROOKLYN, NY –…
BROOKLYN CONVICTION REVIEW UNIT: ‘Nelson Lewis’ (1997)
Implausible Witness Testimony Lead to Wrongful Conviction By Stephanie Don BROOKLYN – In 1997, an individual fired…
Looking Back: Case Not Handled ‘Righteously’
(Editor’s note: This is the first installment of the new weekly column “Looking Back.” “Looking Back” will…
Wrongful Conviction Project – Episode 2, Franky Carrillo
Franky Carrillo was one of the cases featured on Netflix’s series, “The Innocence Files.” The story begins…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 69 – Wife of Walter Barton Speaks Out
On May 19, Walter Barton became the first person executed in the US in over two months,…
