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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.
Lawsuit: Private company extorts California detainees on electronic monitoring
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A California lawsuit contends one county has left a private company to charge hefty fees, and threaten those unable to pay with jail for the right to be released pretrial on electronic monitoring. The lawsuit may be a cautionary tale as electronic monitoring spreads as an alternative to being locked up before trial.
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Drama erupts around conviction integrity unit, Kansas City case
More than 50 current and former law enforcement officials have signed a letter backing the creation of a conviction integrity unit in Kansas City, Kansas after a high profile exoneration uncovered flaws in the justice system there last year. Police and the local district attorney disagree on whether the local prosecutor should have authority to reexamine cases.
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Records of Illinois parole board show just how rarely inmates win release
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Problems of Prisoner Review Board go beyond voting records, attorney writes
The author, an attorney active in prison reform, writes, “The only thing worse than the way parole works in Illinois is to have no parole.”