Exonerees are urging the Texas courts to halt the execution of Robert Roberson and review new evidence in his case, warning that the state risks executing an innocent man based on the now widely debunked “Shaken Baby Syndrome” hypothesis.
Corinna Lane, a former prosecutor, discusses the flaws in the US death penalty system, the pharmaceutical crisis that halted lethal injection, and the humanity of those on death row in her book Secrets of the Killing State.
How the Criminal Justice System’s War on Evil Breeds Injustice We invoke the word evil in moments…
In February 2025, the United States Supreme Court did something rare: it vacated the conviction of Richard…
NASHVILLE, TN – Vanderbilt Law School has announced it is launching The Gail Anderson Cañizares Innocence Clinic…
MONTGOMERY, AL- The Equal Justice Initiative’s report, Unreliable Verdicts: Racial Bias and Wrongful Convictions, details the ongoing…
NEW YORK – New York’s Conviction Integrity Units (CIU) have been found to be inefficient and even…
At the 2025 American Bar Association (ABA) Midyear Meeting in Phoenix, the ABA House of Delegates approved…
By Kaylynn Chang CHICAGO, IL — In an article published by the Innocence Project, an organization dedicated…
By Kaylynn C. and Shaolien C. LOS ANGELES, CA – In an opinion piece published by the…
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – A bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies from making…
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) introduced SB 912, the Requiring…
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by Jeffrey Deskovic (Editor’s note: This is from a speech given July 17, 2022 – Jeffrey Deskovic…
By Jeffrey Deskovic (Editor’s note: This is from a speech given July 17, 2022 – Jeffrey Deskovic…
By Jeffery Deskovic (Editor’s note: This is from a speech given at the 2022 Wrongful Convictions Day…
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK CITY, NY – Two more men—both spent more than 20 years…
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…