State-Sanctioned Murder

From the President: Governor Rick Perry’s abrupt dissolution of the Texas Forensic Science Commission on the eve of its decision in the Cameron Todd Willingham case was an effort to cover up a state-sanctioned murder. (see, Trial by Fire, by David Grann: New Yorker, September 7, 2009)  The botched investigation of Willingham’s suspected arson recalls… Continue reading State-Sanctioned Murder

The Smith-Allen Case is Over!

From the Executive Director: This morning I received the wonderful news that the acquittals in the Smith/Allen case will stand. The case is over! http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2009/10/07/acquittals-in-head-start-case-to-stand/ I called Joseph to congratulate him right after I heard the news, and discovered that he didn’t know about it yet. (Joseph is in Boston visiting his brother.) When I… Continue reading The Smith-Allen Case is Over!

John Stoll Awarded 5.5 Million Dollars

In Bakersfield, California, Kern County’s Board of Supervisors has agreed to settle for $5.5 million a federal lawsuit filed by John Stoll, now 66, whose molestation conviction was overturned in 2004 after he spent 20 years in prison. Michael Snedeker, President of NCRJ, together with attorneys for two California Innocence Projects, filed the case for… Continue reading John Stoll Awarded 5.5 Million Dollars

Unjust and Ineffective

An article in The Economist about American sex-offender laws. http://www.economist.com/printedition/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14164614

Dr. Robert Bruce Craft

The case of Dr. Robert Bruce Craft meets our criteria for fiscal sponsorship, but there is no current fund-raising activity for his case. But please read about his case for its educational value.