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The big paradox of justice in America, by Justin Roman
“There were about 250,000 jail beds in the early 1980s, and today there are more than 800,000 … Prosecutors have more beds to fill and they are doing so, and as a result more arrestees find themselves serving prison sentences than ever before. And some of them may be innocent.”
Arizona Justice Project – And the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit Program
Arizona Justice Project – And the Arizona Charitable Tax Credit Program Dollar-for-Dollar – Your contribution helps to identify and free the wrongfully convicted or those who have suffered a manifest injustice and are indigent.
Arizona Horizon – ASU Post-Conviction Clinic and the Arizona Justice Project
Host: Ted Simons ASU Post-conviction Clinic Arizona State University’s Post-conviction Clinic seeks to help inmates who are innocent but have been convicted of a crime. The clinic recently received a new grant from the National Institute of Justice. Katherine Puzauskas, executive director of the Arizona Justice Project, and Robert Dormady,
Advances in DNA Testing Could Put Thousands of Texas Cases in Legal Limbo, By Meagan Flynn, Houston Press
Advances in DNA Testing Could Put Thousands of Texas Cases in Legal Limbo By Meagan Flynn , Houston Press Five days after a Houston woman was raped by two men, she was driving down the street when she spotted 16-year-old Josiah Sutton. She thought she recognized his hat, and then immediately identified
Justice Department about to free 6,000 prisoners, largest one-time release, By Sari Horwitz, Washington Post
By Sari Horwitz, Washington Post The Justice Department is set to release about 6,000 inmates early from prison — the largest ever one-time release of federal prisoners — in an effort to reduce overcrowding and provide relief to drug offenders who received harsh sentences over the past three decades. The
Criminally Yours: Lying To Get To The Truth, By Toni Messina
Above the Law writer takes a stand against police lying in interrogations. Criminally Yours: Lying To Get To The Truth By Toni Messina A hot topic in criminal law is “false confessions.” Why would someone ever admit to a crime he didn’t commit? How could anyone be so naïve or
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Criminally Yours: Lying To Get To The Truth, By Toni Messina
Above the Law writer takes a stand against police lying in interrogations. Criminally Yours: Lying To Get To The Truth By Toni Messina A hot topic in criminal law is “false confessions.” Why would someone ever admit to a crime he didn’t commit? How could anyone be so naïve or
Video and acceptance speech of Larry Hammond at the 2015 Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference – receiving the American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Ninth Circuit (July, 2015)
Larry Hammond’s acceptance remarks on receiving the Ninth Circuit’s Professionalism Award in San Diego, acknowledging the generations of Arizona lawyers, law students, law school Deans, and volunteers who have contributed to the work of the Arizona Justice Project. Click here for Video Link !
When someone commits a murder, we all share a bit of the blame ~ Natman Schaye
Natman Schaye is senior trial counsel for the nonprofit Arizona Capital Representation Project and a longtime friend of the work of the Arizona Justice Project. When someone commits a murder, we all share a bit of the blame Story: http://wpo.st/DUqb0
You are invited to Arizona Justice Project’s Celebration of Wrongful Conviction Day 2015!
October 1, 2015, 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Reception To Follow (Light snacks and refreshments) @ ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Great Hall, 1100 S. McAllister Ave. Tempe, AZ 85281 (The Great Hall is located in Armstrong Hall, which is located at the southwest corner of Terrace and McAllister)
Larry Hammond received the American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Ninth Circuit this past July in San Diego, pictured below!
Larry Hammond, a Partner at Osborn Maledon in Phoenix, received the 2015 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Ninth Circuit. The award in part recognizes his work to establish the Arizona Justice Project, which he has chaired since its inception. The project has helped secure the release from
ASU Post-conviction Clinic – helping inmates who are innocent but have been convicted of a crime
ASU Post-conviction Clinic Host: Ted Simons Arizona State University’s Post-conviction Clinic seeks to help inmates who are innocent but have been convicted of a crime. The clinic recently received a new grant from the National Institute of Justice. Click here to see video. Guests: Katherine Puzauskas – executive director of the