Center on Wrongful Convictions

NEWS AND EVENTS

09/29/2011 - DNA threatens strength of Lake County Conviction (Chicago Tribune)

09/21/2011 - Troy Davis: A Grievous Wrong on Georgia's Death Row (New York Times Editorial)

09/13/2011 - After 21 years in prison, CWC client Jacques Rivera wins new trial (Chicago Tribune)

09/08/2011 - Editorial: Threat of perjury can chill testimony (Chicago Sun-Times)

08/19/2011 - West Memphis 3 go free on plea deal (Chicago Tribune)

08/18/2011 - Community leaders urge Illinois Supreme Court to order hearings for Burge torture victims (Chicago Tribune Editorial) Wrice Brief

08/11/2011 - City of Chicago obligated to pay defense costs for Daley in Burge cases (Chicago Tribune)

08/11/2011 - Legal Community urges Illinois Supreme Court to hold hearings for 15 Burge victims (Chicago Tribune)

08/10/2011 - Editorial: Stop dragging out police abuse suits (Chicago Sun-Times)

08/05/2011 - CWC Client Jacques Rivera seeks new trial in 1988 conviction (Chicago Tribune)

07/27/2011 - Insurance Company refuses to pay for Lake County cops' mistakes in Hobbs case (Chicago Tribune)

07/14/2011 - Feds announce investigation of Jon Burge's underlings (Chicago Tribune)

06/26/2011 - Death announced of Randall Dale Adams, Texas Death Row exoneree and subject of acclaimed documentary The Thin Blue Line (New York Times)

06/21/2011 - Another Lake County, IL false confession revealed by DNA evidence (Chicago Tribune)

06/20/2011 - Editorial: Don't ignore DNA that might tell the truth (Chicago Sun-Times)

06/17/2011 - Man Linked to 2005 Zion, IL Double Murder Charged in 2009 Cold Case (Chicago Tribune)

06/07/2011 - Medill Innocence Project Posts Investigation Findings in Donald Watkins Case (Medill Innocence Project)

05/25/2011 - DNA Linked to Deceased Offender Exonerates 4 Men (Chicago Tribune)

04/15/2011 - Judge Refuses to Release Three Excluded from 1991 Crime Scene DNA (Chicago Tribune)