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Trump’s Claims on Illinois Bail Reform, D.C. Crime Shown to be False
Contrary to President Trump’s claims, eliminating cash bail has made Illinois safer, advocates say.
https://murica.website/2025/08/trumps-claims-on-illinois-bail-reform-d-c-crime-shown-to-be-false/
Marcelus Williams is on death row even though the DNA on the murder weapon does not match his. This is a step in the right direction but there is still a long way to go.
https://innocenceproject.org/st-louis-prosecuting-attorney-wesley-bell-files-motion-to-overturn-marcellus-williams-wrongful-death-row-conviction/
#law #fedilaw #deathpenalty #capitalpunishment #criminallegalreform #innocenceproject #marceluswilliams
After a staggering 47 years bearing the weight of a crime he did not commit, Vietnam War veteran Leonard Mack finally received justice on his birthday in White Plains, NY.
#innocenceproject #lawfedi #criminaljusticereform #CriminalLegalReform
A recipe for #wrongfulconvictions. Bad #facialrecognition plus bad ID equals bad arrest. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/06/technology/facial-recognition-false-arrest.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare #innocence #lawfedi #criminallegalreform
Governor Hochul and other NY Pols are trying to roll back bail reform and imprison more black and brown people in the hellhole that is #Rikers. Please NYers, and everyone, reach out and say no to this.
https://innocenceproject.org/the-innocence-project-calls-on-albany-to-reject-proposed-changes-to-pretrial-justice/
#CriminalLegalReform #BailReform #bail #law #LawFedi #InnocenceProject #takeaction #action
If she ie released, which she should be, Sandra Hemme will be the longest serving #WrongfullyConvicted woman to be #exonerated. https://innocenceproject.org/who-is-sandra-hemme-innocence-facts/
#InnocenceProject #CriminalLaw #CriminalLegalReform #law @law
Sandra Hemme has spent more than 42 years in prison– if exonerated, her prison term would mark the longest known wrongful conviction of a woman in U.S. history. So proud of the lawyers on my team fighting for her at the #InnocenceProject
#innocence #WrongfulConviction #law
#lawfedi @law #CriminalJustice #CriminalLegalSystem #CriminalLegalReform
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/innocent-woman-confessed-to-missouri-murder-lawyers-say-was-the-real-killer-a-cop/ar-AA18mk8N
URGENT: Missouri plans to execute Leonard "Raheem" Taylor in FOUR DAYS. He's maintained his innocence for nearly 20 years.
CALL 573-400-0357: Ask Gov. Parson to grant a reprieve & appoint an independent board of inquiry to investigate his innocence claim.
https://innocenceproject.org/petitions/missouri-plans-to-execute-raheem-taylor-with-innocence-claim/
#InnocenceProject #innocence #DeathPenalty #CapitalPunishment #WrongfulConviction #law #lawfedi @law #CriminalLegalReform
Yesterday on the Big Island of Hawai'i Ian Schweitzer was #exonerated after 25 years in prison. Mr. Schwitzer was exonerated based on new DNA evidence, new tire tread evidence, and the refutation of junk science bite mark evidence. His original conviction was based largely on jailhouse informant testimony. Mr. Schwitzer was represented by the #InnocenceProject and the #HawaiiInnocenceProject. https://innocenceproject.org/ian-schweitzers-exonerated-murder-25-years-hawaii/ #law #lawfedi #CriminalJustice #CriminalLegalReform #WrongfulConviction @law
The madness of even considering charging a six year old with a crime is inexpressible https://www.npr.org/2023/01/10/1147954361/virginia-school-shooting-6-year-old-legal-case #criminalLegalReform #CriminalJusticeReform #law #lawfedi @law
‘Big Tech’ Regulation Must Address Data Use in Criminal Investigations https://innocenceproject.org/biden-big-tech-regulations-criminal-investigations-data/ #BigData #data #law #lawfedi #InnocenceProject #criminalLegalReform #CriminalJustice @law # CriminalJusticeReform #surveillance
At what point will people admit the “war on drugs” is an abject failure.
52 years ago when Nixon launched that war there were 6,771 overdose deaths. DEA’s preliminary total for 2021 is 107,622. #law #lawfedi #CriminalJustice #CriminalLegalReform #warondrugs #policing #MassIncarceration
It is legal for police to lie to children in almost every state. https://innocenceproject.org/police-deception-lying-interrogations-youth-teenagers/
#law #lawfedi #InnocenceProject #wrongfullyConvicted #criminalJustice #CriminalLegalReform #innocence @law
For the first time since 1862 the #NewYorkCity is naming a gate in #CentralPark. It will be called the Gate of the #Exonerated honoring the #CentralParkFive and all other #WrongfullyConvicted people. Information about attending here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unveiling-of-gate-of-the-exonerated-in-central-park-tickets-488062306497 #innocence project will be live streaming here https://fb.me/e/24nJ7pkA3
#innocence #CriminalJustice #CriminalLegalReform #law #lawfedi @law
Governor Kate Brown of #Oregon has commuted all #DeathSentences emptying #DeathRow An example that others should follow. #DeathPenalty #CapitalPunishment #criminaljustice #CriminalLegalReform #law #lawfedi @law https://www.oregon.gov/newsroom/pages/newsdetail.aspx?newsid=76509
The #innocenceproject is streaming its first ever #JustData conference to discuss the important #SocialScience #research we are doing using the #data collected from #innocence cases. You can watch all day at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnZjf7eoCTM
"Juries place a lot of weight on forensic evidence, which plays an important role in securing criminal convictions. Yet jurors are typically unaware that many forensic techniques have not been subject to scientific rigor." https://t.co/KB9FiNbwqs #forensics #innocence #innocenceproject #law #lawfedi #criminallaw #criminallegalreform @law
The #InnocenceProject and #WNYC are holding an event at the Greene Space 12/4 at 6 pm marking the 20th anniversary of the Exonerated 5 being proven innocent.
There will be a live broadcast interview on Notes from America with Host Kai Wright, Kevin Richardson and Raymond Santana. This will be followed by a Q&A with Rebecca Brown, Policy Director of the Innocence Project with Kevin, Raymond and a live audience
https://thegreenespace.org/event/exonerated-5-innocence-project/
Many people say they would never plead guilty to a crime they did not commit. Those people have likely never faced that choice. https://guiltypleaproblem.org/
#guiltypleaproblem #law #lawfedi #criminaljustice #criminaljusticereform #criminallegalreform @law #innocence #innocenceproject
The NYPD is planning even more surveillance by joining Ring’s surveillance network. Ring/amazon claimed a 55% crime reduction after “Neighborhood” (mass surveillance) deployed; “instead …burglaries in Wilshire Park had risen over the course of the 2015 pilot program, and were higher in 2017 than in the seven preceding years.” (Per an MIT analysis) https://www.nytimes.com/article/nypd-ring-app-surveillance.html #privacy #surveillance #amazon #nypd #nyc #criminaljustice #criminallegalreform #law #lawfedi @law
Are you a researcher, a scholar, a scientist, or just curious? Join the Innocence Project for an inaugural virtual conference showcasing the latest research on wrongful conviction on Dec. 14.
RSVP here: https://innocenceproject.org/petitions/eventjust-data-advancing-the-innocence-movement/ #innocence #innocenceproject #data #research #criminaljustice #criminallegalreform #law #lawfedi @law
RT from @innocence
On this day of gratitude, we're thankful for so many things, but one thing we're especially grateful for is this amazing community of advocates and supporters who have helped power our work for the last 30 years.
Learn more: history.innocenceproject.org
#innocence #criminallegalreform #criminaljusticereform #law #lawfedi #innocenceproject @law #criminaljustice
The solution to the racist, vicious, unfair, carceral state is not to sentence Elizabeth Holmes to 11 years for a nonviolent crime, it's to not sentence anyone to 11 years for a nonviolent crime. It's to sentence very few people to 11 years for any crime. #criminaljusticereform #criminaljustice #criminallegalreform #massincarceration
Since I just joined I thought I would repost my #introduction as a #followfriday post. Hi. Just arrived. I'm a lawyer and Director of Post Conviction Litigation at the Innocence Project. Looking for those interested in #innocence #criminaljusticereform #introduction #criminallaw #criminallegalreform #crimainaljustice
Hi. Just arrived. I'm a lawyer and Director of Post Conviction Litigation at the Innocence Project. Looking for those interested in #innocence #criminaljustice reform #introduction #criminallaw #criminallegalreform #crimainaljustice