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An In-Depth Look at False Confessions

Untrue Confessions. From Counterpunch. By NCRJ Director Emily Horowitz. How Kemwattie Bedessie was falsely convicted. And what’s wrong not just with false confessions, but with true confessions, too.

Confessing to Crime, but Innocent

From the New York Times. High-pressure interrogations like those discussed in this article have compelled confessions from some of the people whom NCRJ sponsors, most notably Jesse Friedman, who was 18 years old and under extreme duress when the police arrested and interrogated him. There are other pressures for people falsely accused of crimes against… Continue reading Confessing to Crime, but Innocent

ANOTHER NCRJ-SPONSORED CASE ADVANCES TOWARD JUSTICE

Another major case sponsored by NCRJ has just been taken on by Innocence Projects, and this weekend the defendant’s claims of innocence were featured in an article on the front page of the Boston Globe and a video at the Globe web site.. Defendant Victor Rosario has been in prison in Massachusetts for almost three… Continue reading ANOTHER NCRJ-SPONSORED CASE ADVANCES TOWARD JUSTICE

All Sex Offenders Are Not Equal

From the Hartford Courant: http://articles.courant.com/2010-04-04/news/hc-sex-offender-laws.artapr04_1_offender-registries-walsh-act-adam-walsh-child-protection

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