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Bulletin: Amanda Knox: Significant development; Italy's top criminal court,...

Countdown to Wrongful Conviction Day:  Friday, October 2,  2105;  25 days. For information: http://www.aidwyc.org/wcd-2015/Read Amanda Knox's response to the formal written explanation, as published on...

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Bulletin: Adrian Drummond: Australia; Significant development: South...

Countdown to Wrongful Conviction Day:  Friday, October 2,  2105;  24 days. For information: http://www.aidwyc.org/wcd-2015/PUBLISHER'S NOTE:  This decision is yet another tribute to law reform advocate...

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Bulletin: Ivan Henry: British Columbia; Continuing compensation trial: "Ivan...

Countdown to Wrongful Conviction Day:  Friday, October 2,  2105;  24 days. For information: http://www.aidwyc.org/wcd-2015/"Ivan Henry’s incarceration resulted in him suffering from a paranoid delusion...

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Bulletin: Hand (with a badge) in the cookie jar? The Connecticut Law Tribune...

"Alleged improprieties involving seized drugs held in the New London Police Department's evidence room are affecting dozens of cases in southeastern Connecticut. Several New London-area defense...

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Bulletin: Robert Lee Stinson: (Wisconsin); Radley Balko once again takes on...

(Radley Balko blogs about criminal justice, the drug war and civil liberties for The Washington Post. He is the author of the book "Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police...

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Bulletin: Videotaping police interrogations: Lights; Camera; Angle; Innocence...

Camera Angle Important in Recording of Interrogations Share This:    Posted: September 4, 2015   12:22 PMTo prevent false confessions, which have contributed to more than a quarter of the 330 DNA...

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Bulletin: Ivan Henry; British Columbia; Vancouver Sun columnist's powerful...

Countdown to Wrongful Conviction Day:  Friday, October 2,  2105;  21 days. For information: http://www.aidwyc.org/wcd-2015/"Why are taxpayers paying for a murder of black-robed lawyers to rehash...

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Bulletin: Excellent Pacific Standard article by Dan Shewan makes the point...

Countdown to Wrongful Conviction Day:  Friday, October 2,  2105; 20 days. For information: http://www.aidwyc.org/wcd-2015/STORY: "Conviction of Things Not Seen: The Uniquely American Myth of Satanic...

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Bulletin: Indian movie dramatizing the plight of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar set...

"Irrfan Khan (Life of Pi, The Lunchbox) stars in this dramatization of the notorious “Noida Double Murder Case,” which set off a media frenzy around the world in 2008. One of India's greatest actors,...

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Bulletin: Aisling Brady McCarthy: Massachusetts; (Aftermath 6); Boston Globe...

"Prosecutors in Middlesex County were probably just as relieved as the former nanny Aisling Brady McCarthy when she boarded a plane and flew back to her native Ireland the day after charges that she...

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Bulletin: Richard Glossip; Is Oklahoma about to execute an innocent man?...

Countdown to Wrongful Conviction Day:  Friday, October 2,  2105; 19 days. For information: http://www.aidwyc.org/wcd-2015/"Dear Governor Mary Fallin: We urge you to stay the execution of Richard...

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Bulletin: Richard Glossip; Oklahoma; Major development: His defence team will...

Countdown to Wrongful Conviction Day:  Friday, October 2,  2105; 19 days. For information: http://www.aidwyc.org/wcd-2015/"(City Sentinel) Editor’s Note: This week, attorneys Don Knight, Mark Olive and...

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Bulletin: Ivan Henry; Vancouver: CTV news story gets to the heart of why Ivan...

Countdown to Wrongful Conviction Day:  Friday, October 2,  2105; 19 days. For information: http://www.aidwyc.org/wcd-2015/"The short news story gets to the heart of one of the ugliest miscarriages of...

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Bulletin: David Eastman; Australia; He has launched a suit against the...

Countdown to Wrongful Conviction Day:  Friday, October 2,  2105; 19 days. For information: http://www.aidwyc.org/wcd-2015/"David Harold Eastman is suing the ACT government for wrongful imprisonment. An...

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Richard Glossip: Oklahoma; "Time Is Running Out for Richard Glossip,"...

Countdown to Wrongful Conviction Day:  Friday, October 2,  2105; 18 days. For information: http://www.aidwyc.org/wcd-2015/STORY: "Time is running out for Richard Glossip," by Liliana Segura, published...

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Bulletin: Shaken Baby Syndrome: New York Times explores its origin,...

Countdown to Wrongful Conviction Day:  Friday, October 2,  2105; 18 days. For information: http://www.aidwyc.org/wcd-2015/ "The video’s starting point is a Massachusetts criminal case that introduced...

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Bulletin: Richard Glossip; Oklahoma; Sister Helen Prejean on CNN: "Don't put...

Countdown to Wrongful Conviction Day:  Friday, October 2,  2105; 18 days. For information: http://www.aidwyc.org/wcd-2015/"The Oklahoma citizens who sentenced Richard Glossip to die are just like you...

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Shaken baby syndrome: Release of Aisling Brady McCarthy called "a decision...

Countdown to Wrongful Conviction Day:  Friday, October 2,  2105; 17 days. For information: http://www.aidwyc.org/wcd-2015/POST: "Aisling Brady McCarthy Released, a Decision That Will Matter," by Sue...

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Bulletin: Richard Glossip: Death Row; Execution set for tomorrow; Wednesday...

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: An Oklahoma district attorney is reported by the Guardian to have described efforts to introduce new evidence that could exonerate Richard Glossip as “a bullshit PR campaign” and...

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Bulletin: "Irrfan Khan’s ‘Talvar’ Gets a Rousing Response at TIFF": The...

Countdown to Wrongful Conviction Day:  Friday, October 2,  2105; 17 days. For information: http://www.aidwyc.org/wcd-2015/"Talvar presents the case from various perspectives, including three different...

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