Convicted defendants left uninformed of forensic flaws found by Justice Dept.

By Spencer S. Hsu, Published: April 16

Justice Department officials have known for years that flawed forensic work might have led to the convictions of potentially innocent people, but prosecutors failed to notify defendants or their attorneys even in many cases they knew were troubled.

Officials started reviewing the cases...

Law school organization works to free the innocent

By Nicole Younger

Published: Thursday, March 29, 2012

Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2012 15:03  

Beverly Monroe was sentenced to jail after she was wrongfully convicted for killing her boyfriend. It was only after seven years, when lawyers finally presented sufficient evidence, that the caused of Monroe’s boyfriend was ruled as suicide.

The Califor...

Is California's Death Penalty At A Crossroads?

 

 

Problems with California's death penalty have produced a backlog of more than seven hundred inmates on death row, and stopped the state from carrying out an execution since 2006.  Almost everyone on either side of the debate agrees on one thing:  The death penalty is not working in California.  Polls show a growing majority of Californ...

The Brian Banks Story

Innocent American imprisoned in Nicaragua, defenders say

The entire basis of the case against Jason [was] 'He must be guilty because look how much money he has in his bank accounts'

   -California Innocence Project director Justin Brooks

By Ashley Fantz, CNN
February 16, 2012

Jason Puracal, a 34-year-old American, is seen in this image shot last year, imprisoned in Nicaragua.

(CNN) -- Since la...

Future Uncertain For Death Penalty In California

 

 

There are more than 700 prisoners currently on death row in California, but legal challenges have prevented any executions from happening over the last five years.  We discuss the current status of the death penalty in California, and hear the latest arguments for and against capital punishment.

Guests

Bonnie Dumanis, San Diego County District At...

Incarcerated for Nine Years After Wrongful
Conviction, Rafael Madrigal, Jr. finally able to
move on two years after California Innocence Project
helped prove his innocence...

FULL STORY

SAN DIEGO, August 8, 2011 – Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Curtis B. Rappe ordered the dismissal of criminal charges against Ontario resident Rafael Madrigal, Jr. on July 29. The judge’s order came aft...

NBC News reports how the wrongfully convicted
have found help from the California Innocence
Project for over 11 years.

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Wrongly Convicted Find Helping Hand | NBC San Diego