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Weekly Roundup Apr 26 – May 2

May 3rd, 2010 by Courtney

In case you missed some of these stories over the past week:

Wrongful Convictions

  1. Man freed by Innocence Project discusses wrongful conviction
  2. NO ACCOUNTABILITY for PROSECUTORS GONE ROGUE
  3. Killer claims wrongful conviction – Washington Greene PA News – www.observer-reporter.com
  4. The strange case of ho-hum wrongful conviction coverage – Steve Weinberg – In Justice – True/Slant
  5. William Dillon’s compensation put on hold again | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAY
  6. Prison Watch of Idaho: The Unjust Imprisonment of Scott Molen – An Idaho Case Fraught with Prosecutorial Misconduct
  7. Revolver Golden Gods Awards and Epiphone Aid West Memphis Three Defense Fund – Vox
  8. Innocence Blog: Congress Could Help Prevent Wrongful Convictions
  9. Frank Sterling Exonerated; Old Friends Show Support – Rochester, News, Weather, Sports, and Events – 13WHAM.com
  10. After an exoneration, why do law enforcers often do nothing to find the perpetrator? – Steve Weinberg – In Justice – True/Slant
  11. Man files suit alleging wrongful prosecution in Detroit murder | freep.com | Detroit Free Press
  12. THE DANGERS OF CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATIONS
  13. The Rocky Mountain Collegian :: Writing saves an exonerated inmate
  14. Compensating the Wrongfully-Convicted – Rochester, News, Weather, Sports, and Events – 13WHAM.com
  15. Mississippi Man Wrongfully Jailed for Murder – WREG
  16. Editorial: And justice for all? Florida Legislature needs to provide funds for ‘innocence commission’ » TCPalm.com
  17. Manville murder investigator talks about wrongful conviction and new confession – News- msnbc.com
  18. Time to Create a DNA Testing Law for Prisoners | The Citizen
  19. Ohio.com – Judge OKs DNA tests in 1993 case
  20. Time to Act on Wrongful Convictions – David Kaczynski – timesunion.com – Albany NY
  21. Deskovic: ‘I believed in his innocence’ | LoHud.com | The Journal News
  22. Eyewitness testimony in an imperfect world
  23. Prison Watch of Idaho: Clayton Adams, an Idaho Man – Wrongfully Convicted
  24. DNA Test Could Find Real Rapist After Wrongful Conviction | digtriad.com | Triad, NC | Local
  25. Richard Lapointe, Convicted In 1987 Murder In Manchester, Gets Another Day In Court – Courant.com
  26. Jailhouselawyer’s Blog: Maguire Seven: Fighting for freedom from wrongful conviction
  27. NY Assemblyman on Wrongful Conviction | Law Advice
  28. Ohio Latest in Reform Trend to Prevent Wrongful Convictions | The Justice Project
  29. Questionable Justice: Genetics and the Legal System « Genomics & Social Life: rBGH
  30. How many in prison are really innocent? :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Other Views

Death Penalty

  1. Should Illinois lift the moratorium on capital punishment? | firstnetstore.com
  2. Prison Watch Project: Voices of Death Row Inmates International Protests April 30th
  3. Journey of Hope…From Violence to Healing Blog: Lessons from Death Row (Curtis McCarty – from prison to leading opponent of cap. punishment)
  4. Travis County DA Candidates Speak About Death Penalty | Law Advice
  5. Lifes Experiences.: My Thesis on the Death Penlty
  6. The Life and (Near) Death of Troy Davis | Parlour Magazine
  7. RONNIE LEE GARDNER: Gardner files emergency appeal to halt execution – KSTU
  8. Innocent are often executed – Auburn Journal
  9. Not a deterrent » Opinion » The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA

Other Prison Issues

  1. Overtime stresses jail budget, workers : Home: The Buffalo News
  2. The Daily Aztec – LOYAL DISSENTER: Condoms prevent spread of HIV in prisons
  3. Political Prisoners in the United States?
  4. The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog: Baltimore will gain residents in prison count shift
  5. Private jail may be best for Mesa
  6. Health Care in the US Prison System | Daily Astrology & Adventure by Eric Francis
  7. Corrections officers lean on faith, each other to handle prisoners, stress – The Denver Post
  8. Vail Daily letter: Not a glamorous job, but vital | VailDaily.com
  9. Surprise package offers clue to prisons’ problem | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle
  10. Prison Proxy: A Crush on the C.O.
  11. Woman is making history in jail | BSCN | 04/28/2010
  12. “Wisconsin prison population 2.5 times larger than Minnesota’s” « Prison Law Blog
  13. Albert Lea Tribune | Meeting describes sex offender’s limits
  14. Blogspot: Friends of Peltier: Political Prisoners Locked Away in the “Land of the Free”
  15. Daily Kos: Criminal InJustice Kos: Prison/Culture – A Mirror and a Hammer
  16. Prison Watch of Idaho: A Father’s Plea – Help is Needed for his Daughter Who is Incarcerated in the Pocatello Women’s Correctional Center
  17. Two detention deputies suspended over inmate treatment – Bay News 9
  18. Boston Woodard reaches out to you from inside the Prison Industrial Complex: Indybay
  19. Corrections chief says furloughs could spur violence in state prisons – News – ReviewJournal.com
  20. Inmate program ‘veered off-course,’ report says
  21. Maricopa County Court | Event: RI: The Census and Prison-Based Gerrymandering | Maricopa County Court
  22. Prisoner Rights Endangered | The Hoya
  23. Valencia County News-Bulletin: Service honors corrections officers; week-long events
  24. Prison On Lockdown After Guard Assaults – Des Moines News Story – KCCI Des Moines
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