Friday Roundup: Reforming the Justice System
01.28.11
An innocent man in Pennsylvania had his sentence commuted,
but will not be exonerated
.
The Rhode Island criminal justice task force
recommends policies
to improve eyewitness identification practices across the state.
North Carolina exoneree Darryl Hunt was cleared in 2003 after serving 19 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit, but
still struggles with his freedom
.
Listen to boxing hall-of-famer
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter’s interview
on “Tavis Smiley” about his wrongful murder convictions and ultimate exoneration.
The governor of Maryland wants justice
but won’t review innocence claims
.
Innocence Project Director Maddy deLone
spoke at the Oklahoma City University School
of Law on the school’s plans for the Oklahoma Innocence Clinic, which will work to identify and rectify wrongful convictions in the state.
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