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States Spending More on Corrections Than on Universities

The state of Wisconsin is now spending more of the states budget on the Department of Corrections than on higher education. The upward trend in spending for corrections has been…

Legal Reform

What Is A Just and Fair Sentence?

In Norway, a mass murderer was recently sentenced to 21 years in prison. Norway uses a restorative sentencing model emphasizing healing for the victims, society and the convicted criminal. In the United…

Exoneration

David Wiggens Exonerated After 24 Years in Prison

David Wiggins spent 24 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. As he said, "“Faith will move mountains,” Wiggins said. “And surely this [wrongful conviction] was a…

Science

Will DNA Prove Bite Marks Wrong?

The faulty forensic science of bite marks helped incarcerate Doug Prade, a former police captain from Ohio. It has taken 14 years before DNA evidence may help prove the evidence…

Video Library

2012 Rally: Sanjay Dev Speaks of Tragedy in his Family

{youtube}c_5q3N6aej8{/youtube}Sanjay Dev, brother of Ajay Dev, speaks regarding the duel tragedies of Ajay's wrongful incarceration and the loss of his cousin, Keshav Dev. Keshav drove across the country from North…

Exoneration

Two More Wrongfully Convicted Now Free

After 25 years in prison two Michigan men were freed after a man came forward with knowledge of the crime. The men were convicted based on erroneous eyewitness accounts. Click…

Exoneration

Life After Exoneration

After 17 years of being imprisoned for a crime they didn't commit, the Memphis 3 are adjusting to to life outside of prison. Damien Echols has written a book and…

Legal Reform

No More Extreme Sentences For California Youth

The California assembly recently passed a bill giving juvenile offenders serving life terms possible freedom. According to the senior attorney at the National Center for Youth Law, "They are more…

Legal News

Multiple Police in Saginaw Kill Man

Multiple police officers in Saginaw, Michigan shot a man in a parking lot on a busy street. The man, Milton Hall had a disagreement with a store clerk, then dialed…

Legal News

Dozens Imprisoned Are Legally Innocent

The state of North Carolina is keeping legally innocent people behind bars despite the fact prosecutors agree they are innocent of the crimes that they are incarcerated for. A USA…