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Wrongfully convicted Wilson man dies months after receiving pardon of innocence

January 26, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Wrongfully convicted Wilson man dies months after receiving pardon of innocenceRead More

Flawed forensics in criminal trials overlooked in push to reform expert witness rules

January 26, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Flawed forensics in criminal trials overlooked in push to reform expert witness rulesRead More

Local Law Scholars Differ on How to Approach Actual Innocence Work, But Agree That Reticence Among Prosecutors to Reopen Cases is One of the Greatest Obstacles to Achieving True Justice

January 19, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Local Law Scholars Differ on How to Approach Actual Innocence Work, But Agree That Reticence Among Prosecutors to Reopen Cases is One of the Greatest Obstacles to Achieving True JusticeRead More

New Bill Could Stop New York Police From Using Keyword Search and Geofencing Warrants

January 13, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

New Bill Could Stop New York Police From Using Keyword Search and Geofencing WarrantsRead More

Forensic experts weigh in on DC crime lab’s next steps

January 12, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Forensic experts weigh in on DC crime lab’s next stepsRead More

Virginia Beach police used fake DNA results during interrogations, attorney general investigation finds

January 12, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Virginia Beach police used fake DNA results during interrogations, attorney general investigation findsRead More

N.Y. Prisons Punished 1,600 Based on Faulty Drug Tests, Report Finds

January 4, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

N.Y. Prisons Punished 1,600 Based on Faulty Drug Tests, Report FindsRead More

Opinion: How many people were wrongly convicted because of D.C.’s dysfunctional crime lab?

December 27, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Opinion: How many people were wrongly convicted because of D.C.’s dysfunctional crime lab?Read More

Your DNA Test Could Send a Relative to Jail

December 27, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Your DNA Test Could Send a Relative to JailRead More

The FBI’s Misinformation Campaign on Firearms-toolmark Testimony

December 25, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

The FBI’s Misinformation Campaign on Firearms-toolmark TestimonyRead More

DRE Post-Incident Review: Something to Consider in Cases Without a DRE

December 21, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

DRE Post-Incident Review: Something to Consider in Cases Without a DRERead More

Testing Rape Kits Can Deliver Exonerations, Closure and Cost Savings. Why Does It Still Take So Long to Do?

December 16, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Testing Rape Kits Can Deliver Exonerations, Closure and Cost Savings. Why Does It Still Take So Long to Do?Read More

He Was Convicted of Raping Alice Sebold. Then the Case Unraveled.

December 15, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

He Was Convicted of Raping Alice Sebold. Then the Case Unraveled.Read More

Sweeping report urges DC to review every case handled by firearms, fingerprint units at troubled crime lab

December 14, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Sweeping report urges DC to review every case handled by firearms, fingerprint units at troubled crime labRead More

Autopsy: Severe brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot 6

December 14, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

Autopsy: Severe brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot 6Read More