Monday's Quick Clicks...

Monday’s Quick Clicks…

In China, efforts to exonerate an executed inmate underway; more from China here
Michigan Innocence Clinic wins case based on junk arson science
CCRC in England receives a 10% budget increase because of growing number of applications
Life after death row for Damien Echols of the West Memphis 3
More on exoneree Brian Banks and his journey to the NFL; Banks’ false accuser ordered to pay back her $2.6 million settlement against the school where she alleged Banks had raped her
The New York-based Innocence Project has assembled an Artists’ Committee which consists of writers, directors, actors, visual artists and musicians who support the innocence movement and are helping raise awareness about wrongful convictions. Members lend their talent and voice to the vital work of innocence organizations in a variety of ways, such as raising awareness and money, speaking out about the need to prevent wrongful convictions, and integrating these issues into their art. Several household names sit on the committee, including Yoko Ono, Sarah Jessica Parker, Stephen Colbert, Zooey Deschanel, and the late James Gandolfini, whose sudden death this past week shocked the nation.
Uriah Courtney of California embraces freedom
Kirk Bloodsworth marks 20 years since exoneration