Posted inLegal News

Triple the Time For Court Trials

A new Human Rights Watch study of federal prosecutions and sentences has found a disturbing trend that Americans fighting drug charges in federal courts are given three times as long a sentence when…
Posted inMisconduct

What Happens When Prosecutors Cheat?

When ProPublica analyzed more than a decade's worth of New York state and federal court rulings, they found more than two dozen cases where city prosecutors had committed misconduct harmful…
Posted inLegal News

The 3 Strikes Debacle

Californians have a chance to correct a mistake made back in 1994 when their 3 strikes law was passed. 72% of voters passed a law that seemed like a way…
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Prosecutors Not Held Accountable

On May 6th, 2012 Barry Scheck of The Innocence Project wrote a letter to the American Statesman, an Austin Texas newspaper regarding prosecutorial misconduct. Groups affiliated with Innocence Projects studied…
Posted inSystemic Problems

Prosecutors Not Held Accountable (2)

On May 6th, 20120 Barry Scheck of The Innocence Project wrote a letter to the American Statesman, an Austin Texas newspaper regarding prosecutorial misconduct. Groups affiliated with   Innocence Projects…
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Innocence Project

The Innocence Project was founded in 1992. Their organization has exonerated 292 wrongly convicted people in the United States. They typically represent prisoners who through DNA testing can be proven innocent. The…