Apr 22 2008
Last week’s Economist features an article regarding Crime and Exoneration in the DNA age, and it highlights the advancements in DNA technology which are leading to the release of more and more innocent inmates suffering at the hands of wrongful convictions. In doing so, the article takes a deliberate glance at the innocence movement […]
Apr 16 2008
Thomas McGowan spent the last 23 years in prison for a sexual assault he did not commit. DNA cleared McGowan of that crime earlier this week, and he was released from incarceration today. McGowan is the 16th Dallas County man to be proven innocent by DNA testing since 2001. Dallas County continues […]
Apr 11 2008
This week, the Harris County Commissioners voted unanimously to research whether the County is in need of a public defender’s office. The creation of such a department would be a positive step toward ensuring that indigent defendants receive adequate representation when charged with crimes in Harris County. The Houston Chronicle acknowledged that this […]