Bad Science Goes up in Smoke

“Traditional theories about how fires burn had been developed over generations by firefighters who’d observed thousands of fire scenes. It wasn’t quantifiable theory, more a set of beliefs rooted in experience. But it carried the weight of fact. And as …

A First of its Kind Exoneration

“Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins’ ongoing initiative to review untested rape kits revealed that Michael Phillips was innocent. According to the National Registry of Exonerations, this is the first time in the United States an exoneration of this nature …

“I Believe It’s a Heroic Calling”

The NCRJ brought the San Antonio Four case to the Innocence Project of Texas. Working with Mike Ware and Keith Hampton was a terrific experience. We congratulate them on this well deserved award and we look forward to continue working …

Victor Rosario is Free!

Few things gladden my heart as much as watching an innocent person walk free after many years of wrongful incarceration. I believe I’ve experienced this only four times.

Yesterday, I watched Victor Rosario walk free after …

Scheck Has Second Thoughts About the Friedman Case

A post from Simple Justice, a Criminal Defense Blog.

The comments are worth reading as well.…

Scheck Takes a Different Tack in Friedman Case

Barry Scheck, a founder of the Innocence Project who has written the “book” on how to conduct post-conviction investigations, in a surprise move yesterday, submitted an affirmation supporting Jesse Friedman motion for a full-blown fact hearing seeking to overturn his …

Jesse Friedman Sues Nassau County DA

FROM: Lonnie Soury, Soury Communications, Inc. 212.414.5857, lsoury@aol.com

For Immediate Release

 JESSE FRIEDMAN SUES NASSAU COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY KATHLEEN RICE FOR DEFAMATION

 Rice Knowingly Published False Materials Damaging to Jesse Friedman and Released Them to the New York Post and …

“I was a child abuser!”: What we read when we read about child abuse

This article, by NCRJ director Emily Horowitz, addresses the past few decades of mass media coverage of crimes against children and the new laws, including the explosion of sex offender laws, aimed at protecting them, by placing rampant media coverage …

My son, the sex offender: NBC News

NBC News did a long and fair piece on Sharie Keil, an activist in Missouri for Reform Sex Offender Laws, which the network describes as “a shame-free alliance of offenders and their families, supported by researchers and some advocates …

New report: The high cost of incarceration

The Growth of Incarceration in the United States — a new report from the National Research Council —  argues that “the United States has gone far past the point where the numbers of people in prison can be justified by …