Berkshire Eagle: Expunge Baran’s Record

…it is small-minded of the attorney general’s office to grasp at technicalities to deny a reasonable request that his name be cleared.

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_22684794/our-opinion-clear-barans-record…

Listen to a Live Radio Interview With Bernard Baran

Bernard Baran, the NCRJ’s first exoneree, was interviewed on TRadioV in San Francisco on February 27th, 2013. Baran’s interview begins about 12 minutes into the show.

http://tradiov.com/sf/swirl-2-27-13/…

Bernard Baran, Exonerated and Compensated, Fights to Clear His Name

National Center for Reason and Justice — NCRJ

For immediate release: February 17, 2013

Contact:  Bob Chatelle, press@ncrj.org

Victim of false conviction and imprisonment,

already exonerated and awarded monetary damges,

still fighting in Massachusetts courts to clear his name

WHEN: …

Nancy Smith’s Hearing Before the Ohio Parole Board

The National Center for Reason and Justice have long supported both Nancy Smith and her co-defendant, Joseph Allen.

You can read about the background of today’s hearing here.

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/01/nancy_smith_former_lorain_head.html.…

The NCRJ Responds to New York Times Article, “The Price of a Stolen Childhood”

The article was published in the New York Times Magazine on January, 27th, 2013.

NCRJ President Michael R. Snedeker responds:

Dear New York Times Magazine Editor:

In “The Price of a Stolen Childhood” (NYT Mag, 1/24/2013), Emily Bazelon wrote about …

NCRJ Advisor Harvey Silverglate On the Aaron Swartz Suicide

“The ill-considered prosecution leading to the suicide of computer prodigy Aaron Swartz is the most recent in a long line of abusive prosecutions coming out of the U.S. attorney’s office in Boston, representing a disastrous culture shift. It sadly reflects …

Appeal Filed in ’92 Dan and Fran Keller Case

A major breakthrough in an NCRJ sponsored case.

NCRJ Advisor Dr. Evan Harrington provided critical information to the appellate attorneys.

This is a major Satanic Ritural Abuse case.

“The children also accused the Kellers of forcing them to watch or …

How I Changed My Mind About the Jeffrey MacDonald Murder Case

Harvey Silverglate, a renowned civil liberties advocate [and NCRJ Advisor], has been an appellate attorney for MacDonald. He is outspoken about MacDonald’s innocence, and when I called him, I could hear the years of outrage in his voice over the …

Our Year-End Letter

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November 26, 2012

Dear Friend,

On November 2, after 12 years, Anna Vasquez walked out of prison in Gatesville, …

Panic in Jerusalem

A study of past cases reveals startling similarities: The accusation always begins with a single complaint and is always parent-driven. The children’s accounts contain fabulous or impossible elements—magic tunnels, bullets that find their target, walls and people that disappear, and …