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Sheila goes to Jail

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:04:14 -0500

“The two most common questions you get in jail are, “What you in for?” and,...

Bull**** walks

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:14:22 -0500

“Florida lawmakes shouldn’t waste another second deliberating on this issue. In the...

What started it all for me. Totally brought me to tears. There...

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:44:00 -0500

What started it all for me.

Totally brought me to tears.

There are few things I can imagine more horrific than being imprisoned for years for something I did not do. Moreover, I was disgusted with the way Florida treated Wilton Dedge and the D.A.’s admission that, “Even if I knew he was innocent, I wouldn’t let him out.” Seriously??? WTF is wrong with these people.

"State misconduct, bad identification procedures, ineffective defense lawyers, unreliable use of..."

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:00:00 -0500

“State misconduct, bad identification procedures, ineffective defense lawyers, unreliable use...

Is it just me or doesn't this seem kind of insane?

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:16:25 -0500

Is it just me or doesn't this seem kind of insane?

Former felons will be knocking on legislators’ doors The...

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:11:00 -0500

Former felons will be knocking on legislators’ doors

The drum beat for compensation of the wrongfully convicted will get louder next week, once the legislative session begins.
The Innocence Project of Florida will have a rally at the old Capitol on Tuesday, March 4, from noon to 1 p.m. Wilton Dedge, who received $2 million in 2005 for being incarcerated for crimes he didn’t commit, will be there. So will Alan Crotzer, who will ask lawmakers for a second time to compensate him, $1.25 million, for spending 24 years in prison for crimes DNA evidence prove he didn’t commit.
This session legislators will also consider a “global” bill that will automatically compensate the wrongfully convicted, without them having to politely ask lawmakers for compensation-via Florida Capital News

Wouldn't take much to beat a false confession out of me

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:01:53 -0500

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L.A. Times OP-ED

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:32:00 -0500

L.A. Times OP-ED : “California treats exonerated people even worse than rightly convicted...

20/20 - Response to vandalism varies with race (ya think!)

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:36:00 -0500

This past Friday 20/20 aired a segment called “What would you do?” The first part of the...

Thank's for nothing Ell B.

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:02:00 -0500

I recently got my hands on a copy of the compensation bill that Rep. Ellyn Bogdonoff (R)...

Reliable Lineups

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:46:00 -0500

“Witness misidentification contributed to roughly 75% of the 213 wrongful convictions...

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of..."

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:53:00 -0500

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network...

Clean Hands??

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:43:00 -0500

NPR show “Talk of the Nation” recently aired a piece called “What is owed to the...

213 and counting....

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:49:00 -0500

Facts on Post-Conviction DNA Exonerations: There have been 213 post-conviction DNA exonerations in...

Many people believe that though our criminal justice system may...

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:39:00 -0500

Many people believe that though our criminal justice system may not be perfect, it- in the end, corrects itself. But what about when it doesn’t? What about when innocent people are executed, or spend their lives in jail. Byron Halsey was nearly executed for a crime that DNA evidence proved he did not commit. In fact, it was his neighbor who was guilty of the crime and went on to commit more crimes while Byron Halsey sat on death row. One of the simplest ways for a tragedy like this to be avoided is to mandate videotaping of Police Interrogations. Some states are slowly moving to do this, but far far to many have resisted. This is a major flaw in our justice system and one that could prevent so many false confessions and wrongful convictions.