Topic
Wrongful Incarceration
467 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Mass Exoneration Data and the Causes of Wrongful Convictions”
Main July 12, 2011"Mass Exoneration Data and the Causes of Wrongful Convictions"The title of this post is the title of this new paper by Professor Russell Covey now available via…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New Illinois study seeks to price the costs of wrongful convictions
Main June 20, 2011New Illinois study seeks to price the costs of wrongful convictions As detailed in this New York Times article, headlined "Costs Are High for Convictions of Wrong…
EvidenceProf Blog
When Innocence Is Pink: Why There Is A Gender Gap In Exonerations Of The Wrongfully Convicted And Efforts That Might Shrink It
By Colin Miller
There are over 60 innocence projects nationwide, and they do tremendous work. According to the Cardozo Innocence Project website, "There have been 271 post-conviction DNA exonerations in United States history." The Innocence…
ContractsProf Blog
Texas Criminal Lawyers Seek to Enforce Contract with Exonerated Defendants
Yesterday, the New York Times published a lengthy story about contracts between attorney and lobbyist Kevin Glasheen and his clients, exonerated prisoners who hired Mr. Glasheen to to sue municipalities and the…
EvidenceProf Blog
Article Of Interest: Jean Fleming Powers’ Comparing Exceptions to Privilege and Confidentiality Relating to Crime, Fraud, and Harm—Can Hard Cases Make Good Law?
By Colin Miller
Back in 2008, I wrote an essay for the Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy entitled, Ordeal By Innocence: Why There Should Be a Wrongful Incarceration/Execution Exception to Attorney-Client Confidentiality. The piece…
EvidenceProf Blog
Article Of Interest: Jan Stiglitz’s View From the Trenches: The Struggle to Free William Richards
By Colin Miller
A popular game among lawyers (and law professors) while watching legal TV shows is "spot the legal error." And as readers of this blog with their law degrees know, such…
EvidenceProf Blog
Article Of Interest: Eyewitness Errors and Wrongful Convictions: Let’s Give Science a Chance, By David A. Sonenshein and Robin Nilson
By Colin Miller
Readers of this blog know of my interest in the inaccuracy of eyewitness identifications (see, e.g., here, here, here, here, and here) and efforts to increase their reliability (see, e.g. here). This interest came…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Is “death penalty sentencing as important as innocence” for review by prosecutors?
Main April 4, 2011Is "death penalty sentencing as important as innocence" for review by prosecutors?The question in the title of this post is inspired by this guest blog post authored…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Has a Flawed Diagnosis Put Innocent People in Prison?”
Main February 6, 2011"Has a Flawed Diagnosis Put Innocent People in Prison?"The title of this post is the question posed by the front cover of today's New York Times Magazine.…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Missouri Governor commutes death sentence to LWOP based on innocence concerns
Main January 11, 2011Missouri Governor commutes death sentence to LWOP based on innocence concernsAs detailed in this local article, "Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Monday commuted the death sentence of…