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Wrongful Incarceration
467 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
“The Unexonerated: Factually Innocent Defendants Who Plead Guilty”
Main July 12, 2012"The Unexonerated: Factually Innocent Defendants Who Plead Guilty"The title of this post is the title of this new article now available via SSRN authored by John Blume…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Exonerations in the United States, 1989–2012”
Main July 5, 2012"Exonerations in the United States, 1989–2012"The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper by Samuel Gross and Michael Shaffer now up at…
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Study Shows Significant False Conviction Rate In Virginia
Even with all the usual caveats about such studies, it remains troubling that a new Urban Institute study shows between 8 and 15 percent of those convicted of serious sexual…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A number of notable death penalty headlines
Main May 24, 2012A number of notable death penalty headlinesA mid-day Google news search turned up all these intriguing death penalty headlines (for which I also provide links to the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
What can and should we learn from the new “National Registry of Exonerations”?
Main May 21, 2012What can and should we learn from the new "National Registry of Exonerations"?As effectively reported via MSM coverage from CNN and the AP and other sources, today…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Carlos De Luna Execution: Texas Put To Death An Innocent Man, Columbia University Team Says”
Main May 15, 2012"Carlos De Luna Execution: Texas Put To Death An Innocent Man, Columbia University Team Says"The title of this post is the headline of this new Huffington Post…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A (Swiftian?) proposal for reforming the prosecutorial function
Main May 2, 2012A (Swiftian?) proposal for reforming the prosecutorial functionJames Doyle, a Boston attorney and a 2012 Visiting Fellow at the National Institute of Justice, has this interesting new…
Sentencing Law and Policy
California Governor commutes sentence in shaken baby case which SCOTUS took up
Main April 7, 2012California Governor commutes sentence in shaken baby case which SCOTUS took upThis new Los Angeles Times article reports on the latest sentencing development in a high-profile state…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Retired Louisiana Chief Justice says “We need reforms to increase confidence in the justice system”
Main February 29, 2012Retired Louisiana Chief Justice says "We need reforms to increase confidence in the justice system"Pascal F. Calogero Jr., who is a retired Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Dallas DA calling for review of Texas death penalty based on innocence concerns
Main February 24, 2012Dallas DA calling for review of Texas death penalty based on innocence concernsAs reported in this new AP piece, a "Texas prosecutor leading an aggressive push to…