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Could Stereotypes Put an Innocent Woman on Death Row?

February 7, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Could Stereotypes Put an Innocent Woman on Death Row?Read More

He was charged with murdering his baby on the word of one coroner. Facing a life sentence, he sought a second opinion.

February 5, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

He was charged with murdering his baby on the word of one coroner. Facing a life sentence, he sought a second opinion.Read More

A Model City

February 5, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

A Model CityRead More

Episode 7: Shaky Science in the Courtroom

January 31, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

Episode 7: Shaky Science in the CourtroomRead More

DC public defenders seek wider review into fingerprints, firearms evidence

January 26, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

DC public defenders seek wider review into fingerprints, firearms evidenceRead More

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