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Commonsense Discovery Reform Is Under Attack: 8 Key Facts You Need to Know

Commonsense Discovery Reform Is Under Attack: 8 Key Facts You Need to Know

Across the country, discovery reform has played a crucial role in preventing wrongful convictions. Rollbacks put innocent people at risk.

03.04.25 by Alyxaundria Sanford

Alliance to Protect Kalief’s Law advocates in Albany, New York on March 3, 2025. (Courtesy of The Alliance to Protect Kalief’s Law)

Across the country, discovery reform has played a crucial role in preventing wrongful convictions. Rollbacks put innocent people at risk.

03.04.25 by Alyxaundria Sanford

Judges Mostly Agree on Most Problematic Prosecutorial Misconduct, But That Doesn’t Translate to Accountability

Judges Mostly Agree on Most Problematic Prosecutorial Misconduct, But That Doesn’t Translate to Accountability

Despite broad agreement that unethical behaviors are worthy of investigation, disciplinary action is rarely taken.

03.23.23 by Innocence Staff

A judge's gavel and block. (Image: Tingey Injury Law Firm/Unsplash)

Despite broad agreement that unethical behaviors are worthy of investigation, disciplinary action is rarely taken.

03.23.23 by Innocence Staff

This Prosecutor’s Misconduct Sent Two Innocent People to Jail. Now He’s Been Disbarred.

This Prosecutor’s Misconduct Sent Two Innocent People to Jail. Now He’s Been Disbarred.

Richard Jackson's misconduct sent Dennis Allen and Stanley Mozee to prison for a crime they didn’t commit.

05.19.21 by Daniele Selby

Stanley Orson Mozee, (left) represented by the InnocenceProject, with his daughter, LaTonya Mozee, (second from left) and Dennis Lee Allen, (right) represented by the Innocence Project of Texas, with his grandmother, Opealean Smith, (second from right), celebrate their freedom after Judge Mark Stoltz overturned their convictions on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. (Image: Lara Solt)

Richard Jackson's misconduct sent Dennis Allen and Stanley Mozee to prison for a crime they didn’t commit.

05.19.21 by Daniele Selby

How to (Really) Fix a Drug Scandal: San Francisco’s District Attorney Sets a Strong Example

How to (Really) Fix a Drug Scandal: San Francisco’s District Attorney Sets a Strong Example

12.18.20 by Nina Morrison and Sarah Chu

(Image: Drew Hays/Unsplash)

12.18.20 by Nina Morrison and Sarah Chu

Only One Prosecutor Has Ever Been Jailed for Misconduct Leading to a Wrongful Conviction

Only One Prosecutor Has Ever Been Jailed for Misconduct Leading to a Wrongful Conviction

11.11.20 by Daniele Selby

Ken Anderson defends his performance as Williamson County district attorney, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 in Georgetown, Texas. (Image: AP Photo/Statesman.com, Ricardo Brazziell, Pool)

11.11.20 by Daniele Selby

Former Louisville Detective Charged with Misconduct

Former Louisville Detective Charged with Misconduct

09.27.18 by Innocence Staff

Keith Hardin and Jeffrey Clark were wrongfully convicted in 1995 and spent more than 20 years in prison for a crime they didn't commit. They were exonerated in February 2018. Photo: Maggie Huber.

09.27.18 by Innocence Staff

Kentucky Attorney General Moves to Dismiss 1992 Murder Indictments of Two Men Based on New DNA Testing and Evidence of Police Misconduct

Kentucky Attorney General Moves to Dismiss 1992 Murder Indictments of Two Men Based on New DNA Testing and Evidence of Police Misconduct

02.09.18 by Innocence Staff

Keith Hardin. Photo by: Aaron Borton/ Innocence Project.

02.09.18 by Innocence Staff

New York Man’s Conviction Overturned Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct

New York Man’s Conviction Overturned Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct

08.03.17 by Innocence Staff

New York Man’s Conviction Overturned Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct

08.03.17 by Innocence Staff

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