News
2018 Cook County Judicial Voting Guide
|
59 judges are up for retention. 10 candidates are seeking seats on the bench for the first time in contested elections. Use this guide to help you make an informed decision when you vote.
News
Injustice Watch named finalist for Online Journalism Award
|
The Online News Association has named Injustice Watch a finalist for the 2018 Online Journalism Awards, which honor excellence in digital storytelling and distribution. Injustice Watch’s series, A Broken System, was selected for the Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award. The series exposed widespread corruption in the Kansas City, Kansas, criminal justice system which led to the wrongful conviction of Lamonte McIntyre. Days later, McIntyre was released after serving 23 years for murders he did not commit. Winners will be announced at the Online News Association Conference and Online Journalism Awards Banquet on Saturday, Sept.
News
Good news for Injustice Watch! Sherry Skalko joins team as executive director
|
Skalko, a digital news leader, comes aboard to help Injustice Watch grow as an organization and help us to achieve the mission of exposing obstacles to a just and equitable society.
News
Breaking: Former judges, prosecutors urge Illinois Supreme Court to reform bail
|
The state Supreme Court is urged to reform the bail system statewide, ensuring that defendants would not be held in custody awaiting trial only because of their poverty.
Projects
Innocent of crime, but pleading guilty anyway
|
Injustice Watch joined forces with other news organizations to examine why innocent people would plead guilty to crimes. At times, it is the logical choice.
Projects
Plea deals punish the innocent, hide the guilty in Baltimore police scandal
|
A federal investigation revealed 8 Baltimore police officers were stealing from suspects, planting evidence. Most of their victims pleaded guilty. Many were not.
Projects
Would you plead guilty?
|
You’ve been arrested and you have a choice: take your chances in court or plead guilty and go home with a criminal record?
Projects
Help us investigate plea bargaining: tell us your story
|
Did you or someone you know plead guilty to something you didn’t do? We want to hear about it.
News
The victim was not dead; he was in New Jersey
|
The history of the capital punishment in America is littered with dubious milestones. Injustice Watch co-founder Rob Warden, together with attorney Daniel Lennard, chronicle that history, including instances of racism, of error, of torture, and more.
Commentary
An American Epidemic: Crimes of Wrongful Liberty
|
Tens of thousands of individuals have been victimized by perpetrators who would have been locked up had the criminal justice system worked properly, the authors’ research shows. The problem is not just the wrongful conviction, but also the wrongful liberty of the culprit.