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CA: Another County Exposed for Planting Jailhouse Informants to Extract Information

CA: Another County Exposed for Planting Jailhouse Informants to Extract Information

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...
TX: Key witnesses in Carty case say they were threatened by prosecutors into testifying against her

TX: Key witnesses in Carty case say they were threatened by prosecutors into testifying against her

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...
VA: Update from Dahlia Lithwick on the Justin Wolfe Case

VA: Update from Dahlia Lithwick on the Justin Wolfe Case

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...
KY: Further Trouble Suggests Systemic Problems in Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Office

KY: Further Trouble Suggests Systemic Problems in Jefferson County Commonwealth’s Attorney Office

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...
KY: New Allegations of Misconduct Against Prosecutor Who Suppressed Evidence in Murder Case

KY: New Allegations of Misconduct Against Prosecutor Who Suppressed Evidence in Murder Case

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...
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