“I’ve probably lost some friends along the way because they don’t understand and they don’t care to understand, but that’s okay. I know it’s the right thing to do. I sleep well at night,” Molnar said. Read more: http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/20112540/woman#ixzz2COQlArvT
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NCRJ Board Member Mary Sue Molnar Interviewed on KENS, San Antonio
“This is messed up. These laws are messed up,” Molnar adamantly stated. “A lot of these people who are on this registry for life would never hurt anyone.” http://www.kens5.com/news/dEFENDING-SEX-OFFENDERS-176881741.html
NY Landmark Ruling Allows Expert Witnesses on False Confessions at Trials
Defendant in Case, However, Does Not Meet the Criteria Emily Horowitz Director, National Center for Reason and Justice (www.ncrj.org) On Thursday, March 29, 2012, New York’s highest court made a landmark ruling, saying that expert testimony about false confessions should be allowed at trial. Shamefully, the 5-2 decision upheld the conviction of Khemwatie Bedessie, the… Continue reading NY Landmark Ruling Allows Expert Witnesses on False Confessions at Trials
Disappointing Decision, but it Opens the Door for Expert Testimony on False Confessions
“At her trial the following year, Ms. Bedessie testified that she did not do the things she had described doing with the boy, and had confessed to them only after a police detective told her she could either tell the truth and go home or “go to Rikers Island jail, where she would be beaten,”… Continue reading Disappointing Decision, but it Opens the Door for Expert Testimony on False Confessions
Judith Levine Reviews a Very Important Book
Sex Panic and the Punitive State
Murder by Nursing
An article by NCRJ Director Emily Horowitz: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2012/02/16/murder-by-nursing
Dallas Observer on the Convictions Integrity Unit
http://www.dallasobserver.com/2011-12-29/news/beyond-dna-difficult-tests-for-the-justice-system/ We need more prosecutors like Craig Watkins and Mike Ware. Mike is now working on the Four Lives Lost case, sponsored by the NCRJ.
A Sensible Article Urging Journalistic Caution
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/18/2550113/proceed-with-care-when-covering.html
NCRJ Letter to New Jersey Corrections Commissioner
November 21, 2011 Mr. Gary Lanigan, Commissioner Department of Corrections POB 863 Trenton NJ 08625 Dear Commissioner Lanigan, The National Center for Reason and Justice (NCRJ) is a 501 (c)(3) organization that fights for justice and due process of law. Our focus is those who have been falsely accused or wrongfully convicted of crimes against… Continue reading NCRJ Letter to New Jersey Corrections Commissioner
Wall Street Journal Reviews Sybil Exposed
Carol Tavris reviews Sybil Exposed, by journalist Debbie Nathan. The review elicited many comments, from both skeptics and believers in multiple-personality disorder.