Innocence Blog
Friday Roundup: Combating Wrongful Convictions
Posted: August 13, 2010 2:43 pm
A Texas man who was recently released after DNA proved his innocence in a 1983 rape must decide whether to accept a $2.2 million compensation payment from the State or file a civil lawsuit.
Timothy Cole Advisory Panel on Wrongful Convictions recommends statewide criminal justice improvements in Texas.
New York’s District Attorney Association combats wrongful convictions by improving knowledge and technology in the criminal justice system
A Virginia man who spent seven years in prison for a 1979 rape he said he did not commit may be cleared by DNA evidence.
Ohio exoneree anxious for basketball season after spending nearly three decades in prison for a crime he did not commit.

















