Ohio Prosecutors Refuse to Give Up

After reviewing the court records, including videotapes of child witnesses, Lorain County Judge James Burge acquitted Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen of all charges of child molestation — nonexistent crimes for which the two served 14 years behind bars. …

Massachusetts May Ban Sex Offenders From Homeless Shelters

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/11/18/sex_offender_ban_sought_for_homeless_shelters/?camp=localsearch:on:twit:hp…

The Execution of Cameron Willingham

From the President, an article in CounterPunch.

http://www.counterpunch.org/snedeker10262009.html…

Inquiry fails to find single trafficker who forced anybody into prostitution

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/20/government-trafficking-enquiry-fails…

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 …

The Smith-Allen Case is Over!

From the Executive Director:

This morning I received the wonderful news that the acquittals in the Smith/Allen case will stand. The case is over!

http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2009/10/07/acquittals-in-head-start-case-to-stand/

I called Joseph to congratulate him right after I heard the news, and discovered that …

John Stoll Awarded 5.5 Million Dollars

In Bakersfield, California, Kern County’s Board of Supervisors has agreed to settle for $5.5 million a federal lawsuit filed by John Stoll, now 66, whose molestation conviction was overturned in 2004 after he spent 20 years in prison. Michael Snedeker, …

Peoria parents sue Walmart, state over kids’ nude bath pics

http://www.azcentral.com/community/peoria/articles/2009/09/17/20090917gl-peowalmart0917-ON.html…

Reason Magazine Article About the Baran Case

Reason published this great article about Bernard Baran and the prosecutor (now judge) who railroaded him.

http://www.reason.com/news/show/135474.html…

Unjust and Ineffective

An article in The Economist about American sex-offender laws.

http://www.economist.com/printedition/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14164614…