Recording Interrogations is a Public Safety Imperative
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…
Read More »Another Exoneration Demonstrates the Need for Criminal Justice Reform
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…
Read More »Two More Exonerations Stress the Need for Credible Evidence
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…
Read More »Lack of Consistency Leads to Lack of Justice
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.…
Read More »Increasing Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing
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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