Did you know that in 16% of the first 250 DNA exonerations, suspects gave false confessions to police? Even though it seems counterintuitive to confess to a crime that you did not commit, it is a common occurrence that happens for a variety of reasons. …
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The New England Law Review, New England Innocence Project, and Boston Bar Association present a lecture: Wrongful Conviction and the Judiciary
Monday, March 19, 2012 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM
New England Law | Boston – 154 Stuart Street, Cherry Room, …
On Friday, February 17, 2012 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed bill …
Read MoreThe New England Innocence Project (NEIP) is thrilled to announce that on Wednesday February 8, 2012 the Massachusetts House of Representatives unanimously passed bill …
Read MoreToday is the day! The MA House of Representatives will be debating the DNA Access bill later today. If passed, potentially INNOCENT inmates in MA will be able to test the DNA evidence which could prove their innocence. …
Read MoreUPDATE-If you an innocent person in prison in Massachusetts, and there is DNA evidence in your case, you do not have the right to test that evidence under current laws. NEIP exoneree Dennis Maher spent 6 extra years in prison because …
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