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• Reader's Suggestions for Other Advocates' Articles (1)
  •  Death Penalty Detractors To Speak At Capitol (421)
    HARTFORD — Renowned Attorney Barry Scheck of the New York Innocence Project is among a group of people expected to speak out about repealing the death penalty at the state capitol on Monday.
• Articles Pertaining To Wrongful Convictions (7)
  •  Wrongly convicted Virginia man seeks exoneration (409)
    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for a Richmond man imprisoned nearly 30 years for at least one crime he didn't commit are asking the Virginia Court of Appeals to exonerate him in two other sexual assaults.
  •  Freed Man became face of broken system (421)
    Illinois very nearly snuffed out a voice that turned out to be perhaps the state’s most heartfelt and effective against the death penalty. The voice was that of exonerated convict Randy Steidl, who appeared at numerous legislative hearings and rallies to speak out against capital punishment. But Steidl came close to execution himself for a 1986 double murder in Downstate Paris that he did not commit. He was freed in 2004 after 17 years in prison when new lawyers took up his cause.
  •  Judge declares man who served 17 years for rape innocent (370)
    (CNN) -- A Texas man who served 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit was formally declared innocent Friday after DNA tests ruled out his guilt, officials said. State District Judge Belinda Hill granted the Harris County District Attorney General's Office request for orders that fully exonerate George Rodriguez, according to a statement from the district attorney.
  •  After 5 years, Va. DNA project has cleared 5 people (757)
    The first break to come Thomas E. Haynesworth's way in more than a quarter century was a letter notifying him that there had been DNA testing in one of his 1984 convictions.
  •  Wrongfully convicted people are due compensation, but p... (1159)
    Unable to afford health insurance or the cost of a dentist, the 55-year-old New Orleans native said the decaying tooth had been bothering him for almost a year. Frustrated, he finally wrapped a string around it and yanked.
  •  The Presumption of Innocence (722)
    On Dec. 21, 2003, Willard Brown ended a tragic episode in our community's history by admitting to the police that he raped and murdered Deborah Sykes in August 1984. He apologized to Sykes' family and to Darryl Hunt, admitting that Hunt had nothing to do with it.
  •  Between Prison and Freedom: DNA profiling (766)
    DNA profiling -- subjective and fallible.Linda Geddes, Charlotte King, Caitlin Stier, Between Prison and Freedom, The New Scientist, Volume 207, Issue 2773, 14 August 2010, Pages 8-11, ISSN 0262-4079. DNA profiling -- subjective and fallible.
• Criminal Justice Reform Articles (10)
  •  Human Rights for Ex-Offenders Ammendment Act of 2011 se... (727)
    The Ban-the-Box Initiative is a movement with real teeth. Baltimore, MD has banned it; so has states like New Mexico, Hawaii, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, just to name a few. Many prison reform advocates and supporters of bringing down societal barrier for returning citizens believes more attention needs to be given to the D.C. council hearing occurring later this week. That is what one returning citizen believes. Donna Marks went to prison eleven years ago for theft and being in possession of stolen property. She said this was during a time in her life where she didn’t have total control.
  •  Prison Reform Doesn't Come Free (947)
    The Arkansas Senate this week is considering a massive overhaul to the state’s correction system. The idea is to save the state millions of dollars in escalating prison costs. Thousands of offenders would be re-directed to probation or parole.
  •  Governor Signs Landmark Legislation (441)
    It's designed to decrease the state's prison populations, reduce costs and crime, all while increasing public safety. Governor Steve Beshear signed a landmark justice reform bill Thursday after years of study and hard work.
  •  Prison system 10: Now is the time for prison reform in ... (1039)
    If only Nixon could go to China, maybe only Tom Corbett can fix our prisons. In fact, Gov. Corbett may represent Pennsylvania’s best chance in a generation to become a prison reform state like Texas, instead of leading the nation in new inmates.
  •  Race gap seen in justice system (581)
    When a judge recently opened his courtroom door and asked Mecklenburg County public defender Kevin Tully to look at the people awaiting drug hearings, Tully immediately noticed one of Charlotte's most sensitive and enduring issues: Every defendant was black.
  •  Prison reform: Legislators shouldn't let possible 'soft... (679)
    There is an old joke: Two guys are sitting at the counter of a diner. One says, “The food here is terrible.” The other replies, “Yeah, and such small portions.” That’s our current prison system: a lose-lose situation. It wastes our tax dollars, it doesn’t help offenders, and it makes us less safe.
  •  Death Penalty Detractors To Speak At Capitol (396)
    HARTFORD — Renowned Attorney Barry Scheck of the New York Innocence Project is among a group of people expected to speak out about repealing the death penalty at the state capitol on Monday.
  •  Lufkin man lobbying for pair of bills for wrongfully convicted (595)
    LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - A Lufkin man who spent 10 years in prison for a crime he did not commit is lobbying for more legislation in Austin to benefit those who were wrongfully convicted.
  •  Legislature to take up prison reform (573)
    LITTLE ROCK — Lawmakers will get their first look today at legislation encompassing Gov. Mike Beebe’s reform package to ease prison overcrowding.
  •  Why We Must Reform our Criminal Justice System (553)
    Jun 11, 2009 Senator Jim Webb