On AlterNet: wrongful convictions
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "wrongful convictions"
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.
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.
Jeffrey Deskovic, AlterNet. July 10, 2009.
Sotomayor put procedure over innocence as a federal judge.
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.
AlterNetOctober 11, 2008.
Find out how the candidates compare on a range of issues from torture to wrongful convictions.
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.
Christopher Moraff, In These Times. August 5, 2008.
"The government's use of criminal informants is largely secretive, unregulated and unaccountable."
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.