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Surviving Justice: America's Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated
Beverly Monroe spent seven years in prison for murdering her companion of thirteen years; even though he had killed himself Christopher Ochoa was persuaded to confess to a rape and murder he did not commit, and served twelve years of his life sentence before being freed by DNA evidence. Michael Evans and Paul Terry each served twenty-seven years in prison for a rape and murder they did not commit. They were teenagers when they entered prison and middle-aged when DNA proved their innocence. After spending years behind bars, hundreds of men and women with incontrovertible proof of their innocence have been released from America’s prisons. They were wrongfully convicted because of problems that plague many criminal proceedings—inept defense lawyers, overzealous prosecutors, deceitful interrogation tactics, misidentifications, and more. Finally free, usually after more than a decade of incarceration, the wrongly condemned re-enter society with nothing but scars from prison life only to struggle for survival on the outside. The thirteen men and women portrayed here, and the hundreds of others who have been exonerated, are the tip of the iceberg. By all estimates, there are thousands of innocent victims in prison today. Surviving Justice tells their unimaginable and inspiring stories. .
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Lori: My Daughter, Wrongfully Imprisoned in Peru
Six years ago, American Lori Berenson was conducting a research project in Peru when the government detained her for high treason Her inexplicable arrest marked the beginning of an unimaginable nightmare for the Berenson family that continues today. Declaimed by then-President Alberto Fujimori as a threat to national security, Lori was charged as a leader of the Peruvian terrorist group Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru (MRTA) and tried without due process by hooded military officials. This anonymous tribunal broke four international treaties on legal rights, and even its national constitution, in order to convict Lori -- a conviction protested by human rights organizations -- and sentence her to life without the possibility of parole. Isolated in a Draconian mountaintop prison with no heat, electricity, or running water and less food than could sustain her, Lori's health swiftly deteriorated. As told by her mother, this is a journal of Lori's harrowing plight and of Rhoda and Mark Berenson's quest to free their daughter. Both parents gave up promising academic careers to lobby full-time for Lori's release, and Rhoda Berenson vividly records the grueling experiences and emotional roller coaster of their several years struggle. She describes the family's unwavering dedication, the anger, the sadness, and the behind-the-scenes negotiations with politicians. Her gripping account, combined with excerpts from Lori's letters, gives the reader an inside view into a world of sensitive politics, military courts, torture, corrupt prison commandants, terrorist insurgency, and police reprisals. The dramatic ordeal of this courageous family sheds harsh light on human rights injustices and offers a moving testament to both a family's love and to its strength of spirit and character. New in paperback with a new epilogue by the author..
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In The Company of Giants: The Ultimate Investigation Guide for Legal Professionals, Activists, Journalists & the Wrongfully Convicted
For those who care about justice, and especially those who want to do something about injustice, Paul Ciolinos In the Company of Giants is a must-read Rob Warden, Executive Director, Innocence Project, Northwestern University School of LawPaul Ciolino is old school. Right is right and wrong is wrong. With street smarts and a sixth sense for where to look, Ciolino wont let go until hes found what hes looking for, which is quite simply justice. And now hes written a highly readable, straight-ahead, tell-it-like-it-is guide to let us in on what he knows.Alex Kotlowitz, Author of There Are No Children Here, Never a City So Real, and The Other Side of the River Herein lies the root of the issue. Justice, morality, and freedom. This is what our fight is about. This is what it boils down to for me and I hope for you as well. Money is nice. Professional recognition by our peers is great. Warm and fuzzy media stories about our quest for justice are ego enriching. But, at the end of the day, it is about our most basic and dearest God inspired constitutional rights as Americans. This is what the wrongful conviction case is about, and this is why we find ourselves doing this work. .
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2 former Coburg workers sue city.(Government)(They seek about $2 million, saying they were defamed and wrongfully fired): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on October 28, 2005. The length of the article is 434 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: 2 former Coburg workers sue city.(Government)(They seek about $2 million, saying they were defamed and wrongfully fired) Publication:The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper) Date: October 28, 2005 Publisher: Thomson Gale Page: D1 Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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Project Opponent Loses Lawsuit For Failure To Name Correct Party.(wrongfully sues Mendocino County)(Brief Article): An article from: California Planning & Development Report
This digital document is an article from California Planning & Development Report, published by California Planning & Development Report on July 1, 2001. The length of the article is 552 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: Project Opponent Loses Lawsuit For Failure To Name Correct Party.(wrongfully sues Mendocino County)(Brief Article) Publication:California Planning & Development Report (Newsletter) Date: July 1, 2001 Publisher: California Planning & Development Report Volume: 16 Issue: 7 Page: 9 Article Type: Brief Article Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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The Subculture of the Wrongfully Accused.(Poem): An article from: Poetry
This digital document is an article from Poetry, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1083 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation DetailsTitle: The Subculture of the Wrongfully Accused.(Poem) Author: Thylias Moss Publication:Poetry (Magazine/Journal) Date: January 1, 2006 Publisher: Thomson Gale Volume: 187 Issue: 4 Page: 271(5) Article Type: Poem Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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