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A few weeks ago I was “tagged” on facebook by Evelin Petes.  Evelin is an activist in a number of areas having to do with criminal justice issues so notwithstanding my actually not knowing what being tagged meant I clicked … Continue reading →

First of all, let me be clear about this: there are many good and decent people who are fine judges.  Okay?  So no comments please about how I am suggesting that all judges are terrible.  This blog is about judges … Continue reading →

In January 29, 2009, Alan Beaman, a client of the Center on Wrongful Convictions, was exonerated after spending almost 14 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Beaman was convicted of Jennifer Lockmiller’s murder in 1995 and … Continue reading →

Why is it so difficult to find support for reforming our broken criminal justice system from main stream America? Is it that they just don’t care? Is it that they are not aware of what goes on around them every … Continue reading →

Last week, the Army Times ran an editorial calling for treatment–not incarceration–for veterans suffering from substance abuse and caught up in the crossfire of the “war on drugs.” Often lost in the sad statistics about incarceration under current drug laws is … Continue reading →

A few days ago, over my morning coffee, I happened to see a very small, back page, below the fold, article in my local newspaper. Almost missed it and that goes to part of the problem with our badly broken … Continue reading →

Government agencies love acronyms and important names for themselves. They especially like names that have the words organized crime, racketeering or the ever present catch all, law enforcement, in them. Thus we have in NY the JOCTF or the Joint … Continue reading →

As readers are well aware, I spent 16 years in prison prior to being released as a result of exoneration. Through that experience, I learned a great deal about prisons. I also learned additional information since obtaining my freedom. It … Continue reading →

Monday’s Washington Post reported that “Iowa prosecutors hoping to persuade the Supreme Court to dismiss a lawsuit against them for allegedly fabricating evidence that led to the 25-year incarceration of two innocent men,” opened their brief with this astonishing claim: “There … Continue reading →