by OpenFile | Mar 3, 2015 | California, The Open File Blog
The San Jose Mercury News shared a stunning revelation last Sunday when it ran a story about an ex-jailer from the Santa Clara county jail who says he “routinely” planted jailhouse informants in cells with inmates awaiting trial in order to actively...
by OpenFile | Feb 23, 2015 | Texas, The Open File Blog
Linda Carty has been on death row in Texas for over a decade. She is convicted of murdering her neighbor, Joana Rodriguez, as part of a plan to abduct Rodriguez’s infant baby. New affidavits from key witnesses, made available by the Houston Chronicle, allege serious...
by OpenFile | Nov 15, 2014 | The Open File Blog, Virginia
Dahlia Lithwick’s latest piece on Slate, published earlier this evening, provides a terrific update on the Justin Wolfe case, one we’ve been following for some time here at The Open File. For those who aren’t familiar with the case, Wolfe’s...
by Alec | Sep 21, 2014 | Kentucky, The Open File Blog
Recently at The Open File we’ve been following developments at the Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Office in Louisville. Notably, the alleged misdeeds of prosecutor Tom Van De Rostyne. In April, a judge declared a mistrial in the murder case against Dejuan...
by OpenFile | Aug 27, 2014 | Kentucky, The Open File Blog
A former Assistant Jefferson Commonwealth’s Attorney who his now at the Kentucky Attorney General’s office and who withheld exculpatory evidence in a murder case is under scrutiny again following allegations that he used his prosecutorial power to bully a...
