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Two brothers, two choices: a plea bargain’s toll on the innocent
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Henry and Juan Johnson, wrongly convicted of murder, won a new trial after 11 years in prison. The prosecutor offered to let them walk free — if they pleaded guilty.
Chicago police gang database is error-prone, discriminatory, lawsuit says
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A group of four residents and six community groups took the City to court on Tuesday, contending that the Chicago police department gang database includes residents simply based on their race or neighborhood. And the results are steep, the lawsuit says, impacting police stops, immigration relief, and bail consideration.
Less than Life
U.S. Appeals Court hears arguments on youth sentence of 51 years before parole
Was Cyntoia Brown, convicted of murder at age 16 and given a sentence that would make her eligible for release at age 67, given an unconstitutional life sentence?
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Commentary
Northwestern University sells out
Rob Warden details the circumstances of Alstory Simon’s repeated confessions to murder and concludes: Northwestern University disgraced itself by settling Simon’s lawsuit against the school.