Apr
27
2008
Since the beginning of the Innocence Project of Texas’s partnership with the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, our organization has reviewed more than 100 cases. While several of these cases warrant DNA testing in order to determine whether the convicted individual is guilty or innocent, several others do not have the luxury of DNA. […]
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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 […]
Tags: crime, dna, exoneration
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 […]
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