exoneration

Recording Interrogations is a Public Safety Imperative

May 19, 2010

By John F. Terzano

Last month, Frank Sterling was exonerated by DNA evidence after being incarcerated 18 years for a crime he did not commit. Sterling was…

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Another Exoneration Demonstrates the Need for Criminal Justice Reform

March 4, 2010

By John F. Terzano

After seventeen years, Gregory Taylor was finally freed on February 17th when the three judge panel of the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission…

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Two More Exonerations Stress the Need for Credible Evidence

October 12, 2009

By John F. Terzano

Two more innocent men have been freed from death row. Just last week, Yancy Douglas and Paris Powell became the 137th and 138th…

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Lack of Consistency Leads to Lack of Justice

June 9, 2009

By John F. Terzano

The continued lack of standard policies in the states for post-conviction DNA testing is troubling. It is time for states to act.…

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Increasing Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing

August 12, 2008

DNA is a powerful scientific tool for proving guilt or innocence, but barriers throughout the criminal justice system are preventing this tool from being used…

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