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Governor Signs Landmark Innocence Protection Law Against Unreliable Jailhouse Informants

Oklahoma becomes third in the nation to require statewide tracking of jailhouse informants.

05.21.20 by Innocence Staff

Oklahoma becomes third in the nation to require statewide tracking of jailhouse informants.

05.21.20 by Innocence Staff

Walter Barton Was Executed — 6 Facts You Should Know About His Case

Walter Barton was the first person executed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

05.18.20 by Innocence Staff

Walter Barton Was Executed — 6 Facts You Should Know About His Case

Walter Barton was the first person executed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

05.18.20 by Innocence Staff

This Man’s Lies Sent 4 People to Death Row and Dozens to Prison — Here’s What You Need to Know

12.16.19 by Daniele Selby

Booking photos of Paul Skalnik. (Pinellas County Sheriff's Office)

12.16.19 by Daniele Selby

Injustice Watch Report: California Authorities Use 'Professional Jailhouse Informants' to Entice Confessions

06.04.18 by Innocence Staff

Nebraska Bill could Safeguard against Unreliable Jailhouse Informant Testimony

01.17.18 by Innocence Staff

Ellen Reasonover, photo courtesy of Centurion.

01.17.18 by Innocence Staff

Quiz: How much do you know about jailhouse informants?

12.19.17 by Innocence Staff

Will you help us fight for justice in 2018?

12.05.17 by Rebecca Brown, Director of Policy

Sharonne Salaam at a New York City council press conference. Photo by Sameer Abdel-Khalek.

12.05.17 by Rebecca Brown, Director of Policy

States Show Promising Signs of Reforming Informant Practices

09.28.17 by Innocence Staff

New York Times Lauds Texas’ New Law Regulating Jailhouse Informant Testimony

07.17.17 by Innocence Staff

Orange County Informant Scandal Underscores Need for Reform

06.14.17 by Michelle Feldman, Innocence Project Legislative Strategist

The New Yorker Exposes Bronx Man’s Wrongful Conviction

10.21.16 by Innocence Staff

Three Exonerated by DNA Evidence in Puerto Rico

09.29.16 by Innocence Staff

jailhouse informants

Governor Signs Landmark Innocence Protection Law Against Unreliable Jailhouse Informants

Governor Signs Landmark Innocence Protection Law Against Unreliable Jailhouse Informants

Walter Barton Was Executed — 6 Facts You Should Know About His Case

Walter Barton Was Executed — 6 Facts You Should Know About His Case

This Man’s Lies Sent 4 People to Death Row and Dozens to Prison — Here’s What You Need to Know

This Man’s Lies Sent 4 People to Death Row and Dozens to Prison — Here’s What You Need to Know

Injustice Watch Report: California Authorities Use 'Professional Jailhouse Informants' to Entice Confessions

Injustice Watch Report: California Authorities Use 'Professional Jailhouse Informants' to Entice Confessions

Nebraska Bill could Safeguard against Unreliable Jailhouse Informant Testimony

Nebraska Bill could Safeguard against Unreliable Jailhouse Informant Testimony

Quiz: How much do you know about jailhouse informants?

Quiz: How much do you know about jailhouse informants?

Will you help us fight for justice in 2018?

Will you help us fight for justice in 2018?

States Show Promising Signs of Reforming Informant Practices

States Show Promising Signs of Reforming Informant Practices

New York Times Lauds Texas’ New Law Regulating Jailhouse Informant Testimony

New York Times Lauds Texas’ New Law Regulating Jailhouse Informant Testimony

Orange County Informant Scandal Underscores Need for Reform

Orange County Informant Scandal Underscores Need for Reform

The New Yorker Exposes Bronx Man’s Wrongful Conviction

The New Yorker Exposes Bronx Man’s Wrongful Conviction

Three Exonerated by DNA Evidence in Puerto Rico

Three Exonerated by DNA Evidence in Puerto Rico

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