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Publication • 2021
Filed under: Parole
University of TX, Dead Man Waiting - Profile of Deaths in TX Prisons Among People Approved for Parole Release, 2021 COVID, Corrections, and Oversight Project ~~, June 2021 DEAD MAN WAITING: A brief profile of deaths in Texas prisons among people approved for parole release Michele Deitch, Destiny Moreno, and …
Publication • 2021
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
Pain Suffering and Jury Awards a Study of the Cost of Wrongful Convictions-June 2021 Pain, Suffering and Jury Awards: A Study of the Cost of Wrongful Convictions Mark A. Cohen* June 2021 Abstract This paper estimates the cost of wrongful convictions and the time spent in prison based on a …
Article • May 24, 2021
Did Tennessee Execute an Innocent Man? by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Tennessee executed Sedley Alley by lethal injection on June 28, 2006, for the 1985 rape and murder of Marine Lance Corporal Suzanne Collins. Seeley was denied DNA testing of evidence. His daughter, April Alley, believes Sedly is …
Moore v. City of Chicago, IL, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION OMAR MOORE, ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case No. l 9-cv-03902 ) V. ) CITY OF CHICAGO, DETECTIVE PAULETTE WRIGHT, DETECTIVE TIMOTHY CERVEN, DETECTIVE THOMAS PURTELL, …
Brisco v. Stinar, IL, Settlement, False Arrest & Imprisonment, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CORNELL BRISCO, Plaintiff, V, ) ) ) ) CASE NO. 19-CV-7233 ) CHICAGO POLICE OFFICERS VINCENT STINAR, STAR NO. 4017, LENNY PIERRI STAR NO. 10956 & …
Article • April 21, 2021
New Research on Texas Diversionary Programs Shows Lower Crime Rates by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso   A new study using data from the Houston, Texas area shows that the use of diversionary programs results in overall lower crime, including among high-risk demographic groups. The study, “Diversion in the …
Brief • April 16, 2021
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
Birch v. Town of New Milford, CT, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2021 Case 3:20-cv-01790-VAB Document 54 Filed 04/16/21 Page 1 of 57 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT RALPH BIRCH, Plaintiff, No. 3:20-CV-1790 (VAB) v. TOWN OF NEW MILFORD; ANDREW OCIF; SCOTT O’MARA; JOHN MUCHERINO; STEVEN JORDAN; JOSEPH QUARTIERO; MICHAEL …
Article • April 1, 2021 • from PLN April, 2021
After 36 Years in a Louisiana Prison for a Rape He Didn’t Commit, Archie Williams Wins Freedom — and a TV Show Spotlight by Casey Bastian by Casey Bastian The story of Archie Williams shocks and inspires. A Black man spent 36 years in a Louisiana prison for the rape …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Sequel: Three Additional Federal Executions Before Trump Left Office by Chad Marks by Chad Marks As detailed in this month’s cover story, former President Trump and Attorney General Barr were responsible for a spree of federal executions during their final months in office. But the ProPublica cover story was written …
Article • March 1, 2021 • from PLN March, 2021
Pardoned Nevada Bank Robber’s Story Creates Hope for Prisoners by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian In 2004, former FBI agent Richard Beasley first met Jon D. Ponder when he was arresting Ponder for bank robbery. Beasley recalled that Ponder was “angry, scared, frustrated and anxious about his future.” Ponder …
Minnesota Man Out of Prison After Being Exonerated of Murder by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Javon Davis, aka James Lamar Davis, was talking to his girlfriend on the phone during the wee hours of April 12, 2014 as two men were gunned down while leaving their workplace at Target …
Brief • January 15, 2021
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
In Re Watts Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings-Henry Thomas' Response to Dft's Partial Motion to Dismiss, Wrongful Conviction, 2021 Case: 1:19-cv-01717 Document #: 178 Filed: 01/15/21 Page 1 of 33 PageID #:1449 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION In re: WATTS COORDINATED PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS …
Article • January 1, 2021 • from PLN January, 2021
Tennessee Juvenile Murderer’s Sentence Commuted by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon One of the late great singer Karen Carpenter’s hit songs was Bless the Beasts and the Children, wherein she lamented that neither has choice nor voice. Such was the case with young Cyntoia Brown, who found herself being trafficked …
Second Circuit: No Error in Blocking New York Parolee from Attending His Own Civil Rights Trial Against Prison Officials by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On July 12, 2020, the Second Circuit court of appeals held that a federal court did not commit error when it denied a New York …
Watts Corrdinated Pretrial Proceedings, IL, Order, False Arrests & Wrongful Convictions, 2020 Case: 1:19-cv-01717 Document #: 172 Filed: 12/17/20 Page 1 of 20 PageID #:1369 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION In re: WATTS COORDINATED PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS, ) ) ) ) ) …
Brief • December 11, 2020
Filed under: Wrongful Conviction
State of Florida v. Cure, FL, Agreed Order Vacating Judgment and Sentence, Wrongful Conviction, 2020 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA STATE OF FLORIDA, Plaintiff, ) ) V. ) ) Case No. 03-019405CF10A ) LEONARD CURE, Defendant. ) ) MURPHY (FX) …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Arkansas Governor Hutchinson Grants Commutation for Blind Mother by Kevin Bliss Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson agreed to commute Willie Mae Harris’ sentence after 34 years in prison for accidentally shooting her abusive husband. She was released on June 5, 2020. Harris, 72, from Bradley, Arkansas was charged with murder in …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
$6 Million Payout in Montana Wrongful Conviction Case by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Three Montana counties agreed on November 26, 2019, to pay $6 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit that accused their county sheriffs and employees of egregious civil rights violations that led to an innocent …
Pennsylvania Prisoner Off Death Row After 33 Years by David Reutter by David M. Reutter A Pennsylvania prisoner whose death sentence was tossed by a federal court 17 years ago has finally won release from the state’s death row after spending more than three decades in solitary confinement there. In …
Article • December 1, 2020 • from PLN December, 2020
Prisoners Exonerated in Michigan After Police Misconduct Revealed by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon On March 24, 2020, Darell Chancellor and Darrell Richmond were ordered to be released from prison by a Wayne County, Michigan district judge who vacated their drug convictions. Chancellor had served nearly eight years, Richmond almost …
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