policy review

The Costs of Wrongful Convictions Continue to Rise

August 25, 2009

By John F. Terzano

Last week, the San Jose Mercury News reported that Jeffrey Rodriguez, a man from San Jose who spent five years in prison for…

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False Confessions: What would it take to make you confess?

July 14, 2009

By John F. Terzano

Why would anyone confess to a crime they did not commit? What would it take to get you to confess to a…

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Texas Case Highlights Problems in forensics lab

June 23, 2009

By John F. Terzano

George Rodriguez is seeking justice. In 2004, DNA testing exonerated Rodriguez for the 1987 abduction and sexual assault he had been convicted…

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Post-Conviction DNA Testing Shouldn’t Depend on Miracles

August 12, 2008

By John F. Terzano

By now everyone knows that DNA testing is a powerful scientific tool for proving guilt or innocence in our criminal justice system.…

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