Following the “Preventable Error” report, which NCIP’s Kathleen Ridolfi co-authored with former Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maurice Possley, the State Bar is reviewing records of 130 prosecutors cited for misconduct. Watch the news story here.
Following the “Preventable Error” report, which NCIP’s Kathleen Ridolfi co-authored with former Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maurice Possley, the State Bar is reviewing records of 130 prosecutors cited for misconduct. Watch the news story here.
In the San Jose Mercury News on October 17, NCIP was featured in a front-page article. Following the release of “Preventable Error,” a comprehensive study of prosecutorial misconduct, the California Bar launched a review of 130 prosecutors. Read the article…
On October 9, Maurice Possley, a former Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with the Chicago Tribune and visiting fellow at NCIP, talks about “Preventable Error,” and emphasizes that all too frequently the rights of the accused have been violated by prosecutors in…
In case you missed it, on October 6, the stars of “Conviction”, Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell were on Larry King Live. Watch the program here. Some of the wrongfully convicted were on the program as well. Watch their stories…
NCIP’s report on prosecutorial misconduct was featured in the LA Times. Read the full article here.
NCIP’s ‘Preventable Error: A Report on Prosecutorial Misconduct in California 1997-2009’ was featured on the ABC 7 evening news on October 4. The story highlighted interviews of co-authors Kathleen Ridolfi and Maurice Possley, and exoneree Rick Walker. Watch the news story here.
NCIP held a Press Conference the morning of October 4 for the release of "Preventable Error: A Report on Prosecutorial Misconduct in California 1997-2009". Here are a few pictures! It was a full house, with exoneree Rick Walker and…
October 4 was a big day for NCIP! The Project released "Preventable Error: A Report on Prosecutorial Misconduct in CA 1997-2009," which received national attention, and announced the launch of the Veritas Initiative. The Veritas Initiative is dedicated to advancing the integrity of…
Michael Green, a newly exonerated Texas man is left to ponder whether to take $2.2 million in compensation from the State of Texas or file a civil lawsuit. The rest of us ponder how many others have been wrongfully convicted…
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear the Connick v. Thompson case on October 12 – this is the most important case of 2010! Read about it and what it means for our justice system here: bit.ly/cYuWCn