by OpenFile | Oct 27, 2014 | Oregon, The Open File Blog
Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill has announced a plan to have one of his longest serving prosecutors take on a new role in the office: to review defendants’ claims of innocence and prevent future wrongful convictions. Numerous conviction...
by Jane | Apr 24, 2014 | Ohio, The Open File Blog
County prosecutors responded to the legal recommendations released by Ohio’s Death Penalty Task Force earlier this month by criticizing the work of the Task Force as anti-death penalty and biased. Their outrage appears to center on recommendations that would curtail...
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...
