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First days of freedom: what NCRJ works for
Freed ‘S.A. 4’ find joy and sadness
From the San Antonio Express News:
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The San Antonio Four Speak
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Finally Free, San Antonio 4 Want Full Exoneration from Texas Public Radio
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San Antonio 4 Case: the Big, National Picture
(Kristie Mayhugh, Cassandra Rivera, Elizabeth Ramirez, Anna vasquez — photo by Debbie Nathan)
The National Center for Reason and Justice has sponsored the San Antonio 4 since we learned about their plight, in 2008. Before Anna, Cassie, Kristie and Elizabeth …
The San Antonio Four are Free!
(Kristie Mayhugh, Cassandra Rivera, Elizabeth Ramirez, Anna Vasquez — photo by Debbie Nathan)
Free!
From Associated Press via ABC News:
“Their case came to the attention of attorneys affiliated with the nonprofit Innocence Project of Texas and National Center for …
San Antonio Four Prisoners to be Released Today
The NCRJ brought this case to the Innocence Project of Texas. We recognized the junk science presented at trial and educated the attorneys, the media, and local supporters.
3 of ‘San Antonio 4’ to be released pending new trial decision, …
SA4 to walk free: New Texas statute combats injustice caused by junk science
Widespread public support led to sponsorship by the National Center for Reason and Justice (NCRJ) and IPTX involvement in the case since 2010. An expert legal team headed by Mike Ware, an IPTX Board Member, recently filed writs of habeas …
Gathering of Forensic Evidence Goes on Trial in Texas
The NCRJ was the first reviewer of records in this case. We noticed that the medical evidence used to convict them was junk science, and we helped educate the lawyers about this, as well as many media who have since …
Texas prosecutor OKs prisoner release in lesbian sexual assault case
Debbie Nathan of the National Center for Reason and Justice, which tries to free falsely convicted inmates, said during the 1990s Texas get tough on crime campaign, it was easy for juries to be biased against lesbians.
In a sign …
3 of imprisoned ‘San Antonio 4’ could soon go free
“More than a decade later, their case came to the attention of attorneys affiliated with the nonprofit Innocence Project of Texas, which investigates potential wrongful conviction cases and pushes for criminal justice reforms.”
It was the National Center for Reason …
Happy Birthday, Anna Vasquez!
“First birthday out of prison after being falsely accused in the mid-90’s of allegedly gang raping two little girls. Her co-defendents in this high-profile case are still languishing in Texas prisons. The Innocence Project of Texas along with the New …