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Injustice Watch named finalist for Online Journalism Award

By Injustice Watch Staff | August 15, 2018

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.

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Good news for Injustice Watch! Sherry Skalko joins team as executive director

By Injustice Watch Staff | July 26, 2018

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

By Injustice Watch Staff | July 9, 2018

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

By Injustice Watch Staff | May 30, 2018

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

By Injustice Watch Staff | May 30, 2018

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?

By Injustice Watch Staff | May 30, 2018

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

By Injustice Watch Staff | May 30, 2018

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

By Injustice Watch Staff | May 17, 2018

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

By Jennifer E. Thompson and Frank R. Baumgartner | April 3, 2018

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.

News

Early morning report: Cook County judicial races, 2018

By Injustice Watch Staff | March 21, 2018

Early morning returns offer hope: Voters appeared to favor judicial candidates without blemishes