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Wrongful Convictions
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Yes, America We Have Executed anInnocent Man (The Atlantic) More
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Chicago Tribune calls on Cook County Daniel Taylor a new trial |
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New trial granted for CWC client in alleged Indiana arson murder. More |
CBA article on false confessions
CWC Special Report on false confessions
Juan Rivera Adjusts to Freedom
Case Summary | Chicago TribuneQuintuple Exoneration in Case with Three False Confessions
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News
05/16/2012 - New arrests announced in tainted Lake County slaying cases (Chicago Tribune)
05/15/2012 - Lake County drops case against Benny Starks (Chicago Tribune)
05/15/2012 - Cook County pays $600k to get out of Burge torture case (Chicago Tribune)
05/07/2012 - Prosecutors gave short shrift to CWC client's evidence of innocence (Chicago Tribune)
04/16/2012 - Convicted defendants left uninformed of forensic flaws found by Justice Dept. (Washington Post)
04/06/2012 - 2 Tied to false confessions paid by government to instruct other cops (Chicago Tribune)
04/02/2012 - Was CWC client and lifer Daniel Taylor in jail when the crime occurred? (Chicago Tribune)
02/20/2012 - Cook County States' Attorney reviewing 1993 murder case (Chicago Tribune)
02/03/2012 - Illinois Supreme Court grants Stanley Wrice a new hearing (Chicago Tribune)
01/31/2012 - New science being used to fight arson convictions (Associated Press)
12/10/2011 - Op Ed: DNA might clear man's name (Chicago Sun-Times)
