The Center on Wrongful Convictions is dedicated to identifying and rectifying wrongful convictions, and focuses on representation, education, and reform.
Chicago, IL
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Never Too Late: Pardon Sought For Illinois Man Executed in 1908 - blackenterprise.com/never-to…
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#Missouri plans to execute an innocent man in 8 days. Despite his airtight alibi, Leonard "Raheem" Taylor sits in solitary confinement awaiting execution.
This is unconscionable. Follow @MADPMO to learn how you can support Raheem's fight for his life. kansascity.com/news/state/mi…
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Lawyers, Advocates Prod Albany for More Legal Protections for Kids Under Arrest thecity.nyc/2022/12/7/234971… @dr_yusefsalaam leads the charge for this essential reform to protect kids from false and coerced confessions.
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Looking Back: Teenagers Need Lawyers When Cops Question Them davisvanguard.org/2022/11/lo… Jeff Deskovic continues to use his voice & his story to advocate for changes aimed at preventing wrongful convictions. Bravo!
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As a Clinical Law Prof & @NorthwesternLaw grad, there's nothing like seeing @NorthwesternCWC students fight for justice after they graduate. Last night @ShelisaThomas ('19) won @AmericanLawyer's Young Lawyer of the Year for her work freeing Corzell magazine.northwestern.edu/vo… Brava!
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@LauraNirider & I were thrilled to kick off the American Acad. of Forensic Psych. conference in Chicago last week with a keynote presentation on the work of @NorthwesternCWC in the area of false confessions. It's fitting the conference was in Chicago, the False Confession Capital
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A #Chicago man who lost 13 years of his freedom due to a coerced confession brought about by abusive interrogation is now the latest to sue disgraced CPD detective Reynaldo Guevara.
chicago.suntimes.com/metro-s…
#wrongfulconviction #Illinois
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The person I have known the longest in the world of false confessions is my fellow Philly-friend Dr. Allison Redlich. I knew her before she became a rock star in this space. Here's her take on the Melissa Lucio case: texasstandard.org/stories/me…
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My first big report for the new Substack is now live. It's a two-year investigation into the horrific wrongful conviction of an intellectually disabled man in Arkansas.
No paywall, so I hope you'll check it out.
radleybalko.substack.com/p/t…
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Kevin Keith’s case, in Ohio, is one of the most jaw-dropping convictions I’ve seen in nearly 15 years of fighting wrongful convictions. The evidence against him is unbelievably thin. All respect to his lawyer, Rachel Troutman. #WrongfulConvictionDay
Kevin Keith was sent to death row despite alibi witnesses who placed him elsewhere, a strong alternate suspect who police failed to pursue, and glaring inconsistencies in the evidence against him.
Help get #JusticeForKevinKeith: buff.ly/3y5RTJ6
#WrongfulConvictionDay
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The Innocence Network is hosting a full-day of free virtual programming featuring experts, advocates, & directly impacted people in recognition of the 9th Annual International #WrongfulConvictionDay. Join us Monday, October 3rd, 9am-8pm ET! Register at bit.ly/WCDLivestream2022
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Innocent Black people are about 7.5 times more likely to be convicted of murder than innocent white people. Wrongful murder convictions with Black defendants are almost 50% more likely to include police misconduct than convictions with white defendants. (1/2)
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Thank you @minamdenny for sharing the story and the work I am doing now. @IJThinkTank @HowTo_Justice @NorthwesternCWC @innocence Falsely Imprisoned for 17 Years: Kristine Bunch Tells Her True Story indymaven.com/articles/krist… via @indymaven
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davisvanguard.org/2022/09/ca… Once again, California is a beacon when it comes to protecting children during interrogations. A standing "O" to @ChrisHoldenNews & the Coalition that fought for this reform -- the most expansive passed to date. @NorthwesternCWC
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Brava! Herman Williams is home! Kudos to @innocence's Vanessa Potkin & @InnocenceIL's Lauren Kaeseberg & to Lake County DA Eric Rinehart @Eric4LakeCounty! Welcome home, Herman!
BREAKING: After 29 years of wrongful conviction, Herman Williams has just had his conviction overturned based on new DNA evidence, faulty forensics in his trial, and misconduct in his case. Herman is an @innocence and @innocenceIL client. bit.ly/3Rm7HPA
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First, it was Teina Pora, then it was Mauha Fawcett, stuff.co.nz/national/1285908…, and recently, it is Alan Hall. theguardian.com/world/2022/j… If there's a wrongful conviction in New Zealand, the "Land of the Long White Cloud", former detective @timmckinnel is the man to expose it.
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BREAKING: After 29 years of wrongful conviction, Herman Williams has just had his conviction overturned based on new DNA evidence, faulty forensics in his trial, and misconduct in his case. Herman is an @innocence and @innocenceIL client. bit.ly/3Rm7HPA
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Such a cool video. Such great work by an extraordinary coalition, including @NorthwesternCWC & @ExonerationProj-client Terrill Swift. AB 2644 Youth Interrogations Bill youtu.be/4l9KkTRfP4I PASSED out of the Assembly & is on its way to the Cal. Gov. who will hopefully sign it.
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Davontae Sanford, Who Was Exonerated Of 4 Killings, Offers Free Gas In Detroit cbsloc.al/3PdvT4I#.YvRdsVTRi… This is a heartwarming action from a former @NorthwesternCWC client.