Posted inMisconduct

Judging the Judges

There are more and more stories about judges making controversial and/or racist comments while in court or during speeches. When should these comments be considered in deciding if a judge…
Posted inLegal News

CA Prisons Expect To Show A Profit

The CA Prison Industry Authority expects its revenues to increase by 15.6% for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. The Prison Industry Authority uses prisoners to make items such as; furniture, pre-packaged…
Posted inScience

Paid Per Conviction

Roger Koppl and Meghan Sacks authored a paper written for the journal Criminal Justice Ethics. They looked into how the criminal justice system incentivizes wrongful convictions. One section shows the disturbing way…
Posted inExoneration

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…
Posted inLegal Reform

Reforming Arson Investigations

The Innocence Project and the Texas State Fire Marshall's Office are reviewing arson cases in which someone was convicted of a crime. As of now there are about 900 people…