In this week’s update, read about Melvin Quinney’s exoneration from false accusations of sexual assault and murder, compensation for wrongful imprisonment, and the limitations of exonerees’ reintegration. Alongside that, I talk about updates on weather, car repairs, and the use of AI in blogging.
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Is It Criminal To Be a Coward?
A few days ago, Scot Peterson was charged with multiple felonies for his inaction during the Parkland shooting last year. At first, I was thrilled with the idea. String him up! I thought. Then I had a conversation on Facebook with some people I respect, and I reconsidered my position. Read more at The Good Read More
Wrongfully Convicted: What Happens After Freedom?
After society locks someone in a cage for seven or ten or fifteen years, how does that person reintegrate into society?
Concealing Key Evidence Convicts the Innocent
The Crime Report, a resource of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, shared some troubling news of a recent Supreme Court decision. In Turner vs United States, the court reaffirmed by a 6-2 vote a standard set in the 1964 Brady case regarding exculpatory evidence. Exculpatory evidence is evidence favorable to the defendant that Read More
Sex Trafficking Is Slavery, And It Kills
Sex trafficking kills people. I was heading to bed last night and skimming Twitter one last time when I saw a headline that broke my heart. “Woman who helped those caught up in sex-trafficking dies.”