On AlterNet: wrongful convictions

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "wrongful convictions"

Trial Begins for Ex-Chicago Police Lt. Accused of Torturing More than 100 Black Men

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. May 24, 2010.

Jon Burge oversaw a brutal interrogation program that sent countless innocent men to prison after they were tortured into confessing to crimes they didn't commit.

Rape Survivor: Our System Failed By Convicting the Wrong Man of the Crime Against Me

Matt Kelley, The Innocence Blog AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 3, 2009.

Timothy Cole was convicted of raping a Texas student in 1985. He died in prison an innocent man. Now the victim in the case is speaking out.

The Top Reason Innocent People Land in Jail? False IDs

Matt Kelley, The Innocence Blog AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. July 20, 2009.

A new report from the Innocence Project reveals crucial ways prevent misidentification and wrongful convictions.

Judge Sonia Sotomayor Denied My Appeal and I Spent 16 Years in Prison For a Crime I Didn't Commit

Jeffrey Deskovic, AlterNet. July 10, 2009.

Sotomayor put procedure over innocence as a federal judge.

My Brother, Troy Davis, An Innocent Man on Death Row

Martina Correia, Comment Is Free. May 20, 2009.

My brother has faced the death chamber three times for a murder he didn't commit. Now he's in danger of getting a new execution date.

Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to Human Rights and Civil Liberties

AlterNetOctober 11, 2008.

Find out how the candidates compare on a range of issues from torture to wrongful convictions.

I Spent 16 Years in Jail for a Crime I Didn't Commit. Here's What Should Be Done.

Jeffrey Deskovic, AlterNet. September 16, 2008.

I went to jail as a teenager for a rape and murder I didn't commit. Here are the reforms necessary to make sure it does not happen again.

The Rat Trap: Death Row Exonerations Expose Pitfalls of the "Snitch" System

Christopher Moraff, In These Times. August 5, 2008.

"The government's use of criminal informants is largely secretive, unregulated and unaccountable."

Innocent Man Released from Prison After 26 Years, Two Lawyers Kept His Innocence Secret

The Innocence Project, The Innocence Blog AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. April 22, 2008.

Attorneys waited for their client's death before admitting he was the real killer in the murder that sent Alton Logan to prison for half his life.