2,631 exonerations since 1989 More than 23,000 Years Lost

Black Lives Lost....must now be saved...

ACTUAL INNOCENCE EXCEPTION

U.S. Supreme Court Recognizes Actual Innocence Exception to AEDPA

POSSIBLE RULE 59 CHANGES

Argument preview: Justices leaning towards prisoners argument in considering when a Rule 59 motion is actually a second-or-successive habeas petition

2019 CHANGES TO CALIFORNIA LAWS

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO CALIFORNIA CRIMINAL LAWS MAY BE COGNIZABLE IN POST-CONVICTION PROCEEDINGS

NC SENDS TWO NEW CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS TO GOVERNOR

NC Senate Passes First Step Act, Allowing Flexibility In Sentencing For Non-Violent Offenses

2255 CHANGES IN 3rd CIRCUIT

Third Circuit Announces New Rule for Amending § 2255 Motions on Appeal

MARTINEZ v. RYAN

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling about Representation in Post-Conviction Proceedings
Martinez v. Ryan analyzed in depth

FIRST STEP ACT

U.S. Supreme Court Recognizes Actual Innocence Exception to AEDPA

FIRST STEP ACT

First Step Act Update: Over 1,600 Sentences Reduced, 3,000 Prisoners Released

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INCARCERTED IN AMERICA?

Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2020

Cheating California Prosecutors Face Prison Under New Law

Prosecutors thinking of bending the rules might think twice in the Golden State.

IOWA SUPREME COURT MAKES MAJOR DECISION REGARDING ACTUAL INNOCENCE CLAIMS

Iowa Supreme Court Announces Actual Innocence Claim Is Freestanding Claim That Can Be Made Even After Guilty Plea

TEXAS TO REVIEW 300 FELONY CASES FOR ERRORS

Historic review of 300 cases for potential wrongful convictions

HABEAS CORPUS NEWS:

Opinion analysis: Justices reaffirm “look-through” presumption in federal habeas review of state-court decisions
MARYLAND: POST-CONVICTION NEWS

Legislature passes bill to expand post-conviction relief

AEDPA: CRUEL AND UNFAIR (2015)

The Destruction of Defendants’ Rights

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