Death penalty more expensive than alternatives in Alabama; an empirical study of the cost of the death penalty in California- Innocence Project co-founder Barry Scheck applauds NY AG for establishing wrongful convictions unit
- John Kercher, the father of Meredith Kercher — a British woman whose 2007 murder in Italy caused headlines around the world (the Amanda Knox case) — has a new book coming out at the end of this month called Meredith: Our Daughter’s Murder and the Heartbreaking Quest for the Truth. Full story here
- This week’s episode of Law and Order: SVU about a wrongful conviction
- Dallas Morning News editorial about the need for reforms to curb prosecutorial misconduct
- Duke U. hosting symposium on wrongful convictions and justice reform
- Article about how a wrongful charge-even if it doesn’t lead to conviction-can have a devastating effect
- More on Downstate Illinois Innocence Project’s state-wide expansion to become the Illinois Innocence Project
- Greg Taylor of N.C. adjusts to life on the outside 2 years after exoneration
Blog Editor
Mark Godsey
Daniel P. & Judith L. Carmichael Professor of Law, University of Cincinnati College of Law; Director, Center for the Global Study of Wrongful Conviction; Director, Rosenthal Institute for Justice/Ohio Innocence Project | Email | ProfileContributing Editors
Justin Brooks
Professor, California Western School of Law; Director, California Innocence Project | Email
Cheah Wui Ling
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore Email | Profile
Daniel Ehighalua
Nigerian Barrister; Project Director, Innocence Project Nigeria Email
C Ronald Huff
Professor of Criminology, Law & Society and Sociology, University of California-Irvine Email | Profile
Phil Locke
Science and Technology Advisor, Ohio Innocence Project and Duke Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic Email
Dr. Carole McCartney
Reader in Law, Faculty of Business and Law, Northumbria University Email
Nancy Petro
Author and Advocate
Kana Sasakura
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Konan University; Visiting Scholar, University of Washington School of Law; Innocence Project Northwest (IPNW)
Dr. Robert Schehr
Professor, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Northern Arizona University; Executive Director, Arizona Innocence Project Email | Profile
Shiyuan Huang
Associate Professor, Shandong University Law School; Visiting Scholar, University of Cincinnati College of Law Email | Profile
Ulf Stridbeck
Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, Norway
Martin Yant
Author and Private Investigator Email | Profile-
