by OpenFile | Apr 23, 2014 | National, The Open File Blog
As we reported yesterday, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty is the latest district attorney to launch a conviction integrity unit in his office to review cases of possible wrongful conviction. Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins was the first to...
by OpenFile | Jun 5, 2013 | New York, The Open File Blog
National nonprofit Blind Justice is launching a television campaign to raise awareness about prosecutorial misconduct in New York. Airing on multiple networks throughout Manhattan, Blind Justice’s advertisements will tell the stories of people wrongfully...
by OpenFile | Apr 3, 2013 | New York, The Open File Blog
“We have a broken system. We disbar lawyers for taking two hundred dollars from a client’s escrow account, even if they return it. But there are rarely consequences for someone who has stolen someone else’s due-process rights and possibly put an...
