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A New Memoir About False Memory

NCRJ Director Mark Pendergrast was interviewed for the newly released book My Lie: A True Story about a False Memory. Here is of the book.

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

NCRJ Recommends Leading Experts to Serve on Friedman Committee

August 26, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The NCRJ Recommends Prominent Experts to Serve on the Nassau County Committee investigating the Jesse Friedman Case. Roxbury, Massachusetts —August 26, 2010 —Today the National Center for Reason and Justice—a non-profit legal and advisory group for the falsely accused and wrongfully convicted—submitted to Nassau County (NY) District Attorney Kathleen… Continue reading NCRJ Recommends Leading Experts to Serve on Friedman Committee

Friedman Conviction Most Reluctantly Upheld

The Second Court of Appeals upheld Jesse Friedman’s conviction, but only because the habeas petition was filed too late. In a strongly worded opinion, the Court made clear that they felt a miscarriage of justice had occurred and were sharply critical of the police, the prosecution, and the trial judge. The Court suggested that the… Continue reading Friedman Conviction Most Reluctantly Upheld

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

NCRJ’s Four Lives Lost Case Under Review by Texas Innocence Project

NCRJ is pleased to announce that one of the cases we sponsor is being reviewed for post-conviction work by the Innocence Project of Texas (www.ipoftexas.org). The case has four defendants: Anna Vasquez, Cassandra Rivera, Kristie Mayhugh, and Elizabeth Ramirez. In 1994 they were young women, ages 19 to 21, living and working in San Antonio,… Continue reading NCRJ’s Four Lives Lost Case Under Review by Texas Innocence Project