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Demand DNA testing for Johnnie Lee Savory

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Center on Wrongful Conviction client Johnnie Savory spent 30 years in Illinois' prisons for a crime he did not commit. More... (29 views)

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John Maki posted 1 week ago

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Our Justice System Needs to Protect Children's Human Rights

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Bernardine Dohrn is the founding director of the Center for Children and Family Justice at Northwestern Law School. More... (25 views)

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John Maki posted 6 weeks ago

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Why Young People Falsely Confess to Police

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Steve Drizin is the legal director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions and an expert on false confessions. More... (325 views)

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John Maki posted 7 weeks ago

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WATCH: This short video will break your heart and inspire you

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This video on the wrongful convictions of young people is part of the launch for a new project at Northwestern Law School called the Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth. More... (65 views)

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John Maki posted 7 weeks ago

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The worst wrongful conviction in US history

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In 1970, Barney Brown was a 13-year-old African American child was falsely accused of raping a white woman. He served 38 years in jail.

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John Maki posted 8 weeks ago

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What does Lake County have against DNA evidence?

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This post concludes with a wrongful conviction everyone in the Chicago area should know about.

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John Maki posted 10 weeks ago

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WATCH: Watch: Video of Illinois' most recent exoneree, Ronald Kitchen

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On Tuesday, July 07, 2009, Ronald Kitchen, who confessed under extreme physical duress to a taking part in five murders 21 years ago, was exonerated and freed from prison.

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John Maki posted 19 weeks ago

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Windy City blogger in New York Times

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The front page of The New York Times features Johnnie Lee Savory in a story about prosecutors resistance: More... (233 views)

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John Maki posted 26 weeks ago

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Recently exonerated man dying to see a Cubs game

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Talk about a real Cubs fan. Thaddeus Jimenez spent 16 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He was exonerated May 1, 2009. More... (313 views)

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John Maki posted 28 weeks ago

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WATCH: The Exoneration of Thaddeus Jimenez

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Chicagoan Thaddeus Jimenez ("TJ") is the youngest person at the time of his arrest ever to be exonerated in Illinois and likely in all of the United States.

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John Maki posted 28 weeks ago

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