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Author: rbchatelle
The Execution of Cameron Willingham
From the President, an article in CounterPunch. http://www.counterpunch.org/snedeker10262009.html
Inquiry fails to find single trafficker who forced anybody into prostitution
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/20/government-trafficking-enquiry-fails
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
Peoria parents sue Walmart, state over kids’ nude bath pics
http://www.azcentral.com/community/peoria/articles/2009/09/17/20090917gl-peowalmart0917-ON.html
Reason Magazine Article About the Baran Case
Reason published this great article about Bernard Baran and the prosecutor (now judge) who railroaded him. http://www.reason.com/news/show/135474.html
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.