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WEB FIRST: Congressmen Johnson and Larson introduce legislation to assist the wrongfully convicted
- By: The Register Citizen
- 03/04/2010
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Another Exoneration Demonstrates the Need for Criminal Justice Reform
- By: The Huffington Post
- 03/04/2010
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Perry signs posthumous pardon for Fort Worth man
- By: The Dallas Morning News
- 03/03/2010
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EDITORIAL: A posthumous pardon is no justice for America’s wrongly convicted
- By: The Aurora Sentinel
- 03/02/2010
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Texas Mother ‘Ecstatic’ About Posthumous Pardon for Wrongfully Convicted Son
- By: The Lede - New York Times News Blog
- 03/02/2010
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West Memphis Three - 48 Hours Episode
- By: 48 Hours
- 02/27/2010
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Father never gave up during son's 6,149 days in prison
- By: www.news-record.com
- 02/24/2010
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NJ Woman Gets Prison For Rape Lie
- By: www.rantrave.com
- 02/24/2010
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Johnny Depp Turns Defender of Convicted Murderers
- By: www.eonline.com
- 02/23/2010
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Unlikely friendship basis of the play 'Maurice Carter's Innocence'
- By: Muskegon Chronicle
- 02/20/2010
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Taylor, now free: 'Truth has prevailed'
- By: wral.com
- 02/18/2010
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Judge dismisses $8 million suit filed by wrongly convicted Canastota man
- By: The Post Standard
- 02/16/2010
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Beaman petitions for pardon, certificate of innocence
- By: rrstar.com
- 02/06/2010
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Death row exonerations point to flaws in system
- By: shreveporttimes.com
- 01/24/2010
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Canadian on death row sues for end of execution chamber
- By: The National Post
- 01/18/2010
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Another man was also convicted of the same crime
- By: NBC Chicago
- 01/14/2010
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Medill justice project gets some media muscle
- By: The Chicago Tribune
- 01/12/2010
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Perry can issue posthumous pardon for man wrongly convicted of rape
- By: The Dallas Morning News
- 01/08/2010
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Group Gives Up Death Penalty Work
- By: The New York Times
- 01/04/2010
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Autopsy on executed inmate Cecil Johnson denied
- By: The Tennessean
- 12/17/2009
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Man Innocent, Released After 35 Years In Jail
- By: wesh.com
- 12/17/2009
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DNA evidence frees man wrongly convicted for 35 years: Jamie Bain goes home (video)
- By: Tampa Crime Examiner
- 12/17/2009
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Akron man wrongly convicted of murder, headed home
- By: WKYC.com
- 12/16/2009
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Ohio executes inmate with single drug
- By: newsinfo.inquirer.net
- 12/09/2009
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California: Inmate’s Appeal Is Rejected
- By: The New York Times
- 11/30/2009
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Released from prison after being wrongly convicted, man starts his life anew
- By: The Washington Post
- 11/24/2009
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DA: Man wrongfully convicted in made-up NYC rape
- By: The Associated Press
- 11/23/2009
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Defense organizations lobby Supreme Court in support of Cooper
- By: www.dailybulletin.com
- 11/21/2009
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Wrongfully convicted NYC man freed after 17 years
- By: newsday.com
- 11/20/2009
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Law firm files suit to stop compensation owed to Dallas County DNA exoneree
- By: The Dallas Morning News
- 11/19/2009
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Texas inmate who changed mind about execution put to death for slaying of 84-year-old woman
- By: blog.taragana.com
- 11/18/2009
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Grant helps Wisconsin Innocence Project to overturn wrongful convictions
- By: Green Bay Press-Gazette
- 11/16/2009
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Petition: Demand DNA testing for Johnnie Lee Savory
- By: Justice for Savory: Falsely Accused, Unjustly Convicted: A Child's Story
- 11/15/2009
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Justice Denied while Voices Endure: Emmett Till and Johnnie Lee Savory
- By: windycitizen.com
- 11/10/2009
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Prosecutors Say Students Paid Witness to Aid Case
- By: The New York Times
- 11/10/2009
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Kevin Cooper responds to state in Supreme Court filing
- By: The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
- 11/09/2009
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Injustice in Illinois
- By: The Nation
- 11/06/2009
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US man wrongly convicted of murder rejoices in freedom, seeks compensation from lawmakers
- By: The Metro News: Edmonton
- 11/06/2009
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Court reviews Iowa prosecutors' immunity
- By: The Desmoines Register
- 11/05/2009
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Judge Frees Detroit Man Convicted of Murder
- By: publicbroadcasting.net
- 11/03/2009
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The right not to be framed
- By: The Washington Post
- 11/02/2009
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Patriot-News investigative reporter Pete Shellem dies
- By: The Patriot News
- 10/26/2009
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Patriot-News investigative reporter Pete Shellem 'saved lives,' his peers say
- By: The Patriot News
- 10/26/2009
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Northwestern Students' Records Subpoenaed by Illinois State Attorney Office
- By: ABC News
- 10/20/2009
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Northwestern University's Medill Innocence Project is in a standoff with Cook County prosecutors
- By: The Chicago Tribune
- 10/19/2009
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Key lawmakers question Md. execution process
- By: The Baltimore Sun
- 10/17/2009
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Dallas inmate set to be freed after buried evidence found
- By: dallasnews.com
- 10/13/2009
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Man wrongly convicted in 1993 slaying
- By: The Louisville Courier Journal
- 10/13/2009
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Man's conviction set aside in 1993 shooting death
- By: The Louisville Courier Journal
- 10/13/2009
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Justice Dept. to Review Bush Policy on DNA Test Waivers
- By: The Washington Post
- 10/11/2009
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Perry's office quiet on expert's arson report
- By: The Houston Chronicle
- 10/11/2009
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Justice for former HRC caregiver
- By: The Orilla Packet
- 10/03/2009
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Texas Governor Defends Shakeup of Commission
- By: The New York Times
- 10/01/2009
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Convicted killer Kevin Cooper petitions U.S. Supreme Court
- By: The Press-Enterprise
- 09/28/2009
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Reducing Wrongful Convictions in California
- By: Los Angeles Times Online
- 07/11/2007
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U.S. Man to get $5 million for wrongful conviction
- By: Associated Press
- 05/18/2007
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Pennsylvania panel to study wrongful convictions
- By: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- 03/31/2007
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Man Convicted of Murder Exonerated After 15 Years
- By: Associated Press
- 02/23/2007
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Deliverance by DNA
- By: National Post
- 02/20/2007
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Advocates for the wrongly imprisoned win parole hearing for man sentenced to 100 years in 1979 Poplar murder
- By: Great Falls Tribune
- 02/11/2007
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'Innocence movement' enters new phase: cases lacking DNA evidence
- By: Union-Tribune
- 02/10/2007
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Police Lineups Becoming Suspect
- By: Christian Science Monitor
- 02/06/2007
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Man is set free after 39 years behind bars
- By: Baltimore Sun
- 12/14/2006
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New science may alter verdicts
- By: Associated Press
- 12/10/2006
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Wrongfully Convicted Man Awarded $450K
- By: Associated Press
- 11/26/2006
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