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How Many Clemency Requests Are Botched? U.S. Pardon Attorney Excluded Info That Could Have Set One Man Free

Dafna Linzer, ProPublica. May 23, 2012.

An investigation into one man's clemency request exposes the Pardon Attorney for failing to report crucial information that may have set an unjustly sentenced Black man free.

How Corrupt Prosecutors Get Away With Sending Innocent People to Jail

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. May 15, 2012.

Prosecutors are arguably the most powerful figures in the American criminal justice system, a system that is not equipped or willing to punish their crimes.

Prosecutor Told Scott Walker to Stage Fake Attack on Himself, Including Using a Firearm to Discredit Unions

Eric W. Dolan, Raw Story. March 25, 2011.

An Indiana prosecutor and Republican activist has resigned after his emails to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker were revealed.

Drug Warrior's Shadow Looms Over California's Pot Clubs

Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. December 30, 2007.

Bush's pick for a CA prosecutor post of hardliner Joseph Russoniello signals a possible crack down on the state's multi-billion dollar pot industry.