The Appeal

Debunked Arson Science Keeps Mother Imprisoned for Nearly 30 Years, Attorneys Say

April 30, 2026 // by Sarah Olson

Debunked Arson Science Keeps Mother Imprisoned for Nearly 30 Years, Attorneys SayRead More

Junk Science Convicted Her. Will Mississippi Set Her Free?

October 15, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Junk Science Convicted Her. Will Mississippi Set Her Free?Read More

A star witness recanted. But Tasha Shelby is still imprisoned for “shaken baby syndrome” junk science

October 19, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

A star witness recanted. But Tasha Shelby is still imprisoned for “shaken baby syndrome” junk scienceRead More

Private Tech Surveillance Companies are Taking over Prisons

March 8, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Private Tech Surveillance Companies are Taking over PrisonsRead More

Rosa Jimenez, convicted on “junk science”, set for release after more than 15 years in prison

January 27, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Rosa Jimenez, convicted on “junk science”, set for release after more than 15 years in prisonRead More

Austin’s Unreliable Crime Lab Could Lead to Another Wrongful Execution

January 20, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Austin’s Unreliable Crime Lab Could Lead to Another Wrongful ExecutionRead More

Her Lawyers Say She Was Coerced to Plead Guilty to a Crime That Never Happened

September 23, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Her Lawyers Say She Was Coerced to Plead Guilty to a Crime That Never HappenedRead More

Justice in America Episode 27: Junk Forensic Science

April 8, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

Justice in America Episode 27: Junk Forensic ScienceRead More

How witness identifications send innocent people to prison

February 11, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

How witness identifications send innocent people to prisonRead More

The Appeal Podcast: Reexamining the science of shaken baby syndrome

January 23, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

The Appeal Podcast: Reexamining the science of shaken baby syndromeRead More

How dubious science helped put a New Jersey woman in prison for killing a baby in her care

January 15, 2020 // by Sarah Olson

How dubious science helped put a New Jersey woman in prison for killing a baby in her careRead More

Hundreds of Victim and Witness DNA Profiles Removed From New York City Database

November 26, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

Hundreds of Victim and Witness DNA Profiles Removed From New York City DatabaseRead More

Tech company gave two New Orleans-area sheriff’s offices access to track cell phones without warrants

October 23, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

Tech company gave two New Orleans-area sheriff’s offices access to track cell phones without warrantsRead More

Florida woman faced 10 years for ‘meth’ that was ‘just a rock’

March 26, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

Florida woman faced 10 years for ‘meth’ that was ‘just a rock’Read More