American citizen
fights for innocence
in Nicaragua prison.
Texas counties launch programs to
aid mentally ill and indigent defendants
.
Also in Texas, the restructuring of Houston’s crime lab as a separate entity with a city-appointed independent board could
include a presence from the Innocence Project
.
Virginia forensic officials
share post-conviction DNA results
with law enforcement and convicted people who requested the tests.
Connecticut exoneree Kenneth Ireland Jr.
filed an $8 million wrongful conviction claim
for the 20 years he spent in prison for a murder he did not commit.
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