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Books Magazines / Individual Cases of Criminal Injustice (search by country / Famous Court Cases / Blind Justice (ABC-CLIO Ebook; login required) / Death Penalty on Trial (ABC-CLIO EBook; login required)
SPECIALIST WEBSITES
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The Innocence Project(2,500 wrongful convictions worldwide) / Victims of the State
(wrongful conviction by subject) / WikiList of famous miscarriages of Justice
Miscarriages of Justice (ODP sites)
- Truth in Justice - A non-profit organization working to free innocent people convicted of crimes they did not commit, and to prevent wrongful convictions by alerting the public to the vulnerabilities in the U.S. criminal justice system that make these miscarriages possible.
-- Society: Issues: Crime and Justice: Injustice(4) - Miscarriages ofJustice UK - Organisation dedicated to exposing chronic failures within the legal system which has resulted in innocent people being convicted. Provides links to a number of campaigns demanding justice.
-- Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Society and Culture: Issues: Crime and Justice(2) - Criminal Cases Review Commission - Independent body responsible for investigating suspected miscarriages of criminal justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Information on the Commission and advice on how to make use of its services.
-- Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Government: Advisers and Commissioners(1) - Scott Watson - Claims that there has been a miscarriageofjustice in the conviction for the murders of the Ben Smart and Olivia Hope.
-- Regional: Oceania: New Zealand: Society and Culture: Crime(1) - Lomax, S.C. - About the author, published books, reviews, and articles. Specialising in miscarriages ofjustice.
-- Society: Crime: Publications: Books: Authors(1) - News: Alabama 3 - NME.com - An article about Alabama 3 headlining Miscarriages OfJustice Organisation (MOJO) event.
-- Arts: Music: Bands and Artists: A: Alabama 3: Articles and Interviews(1) - Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission - Deals with criminal law cases where an individual feels there has been a miscarriageofjustice. It is the only criminal review commission in Scotland and will deal with cases after they have been turned down by the Scottish Court of Criminal Appeal.
-- Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Scotland: Government: Legal System(1) - The Case of Danny McNamee - A MiscarriageofJustice - Overview of the facts of this case.
-- Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Northern Ireland: Society and Culture: Religious and Sectarian Conflict: Incidents and Cases(1) - Freedom & Justice for Samar and Jawad - A campaign to secure freedom for two people in prison for offences, it is claimed, they did not commit. Update on the case, newsletter, biographies, background information, and an invitation to support activities to prevent a miscarriageofjustice.
-- Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Society and Culture: Issues: Human Rights and Liberties: Local and Specific Issues(1) - Tough Justice - Miscarriages ofjustice in Britain - with links to other such sites and the Tom Sargant Memorial web page. Extensive casework on the George Beattie and Anthony Steel cases.
-- Society: Issues: Crime and Justice: Injustice(4) - The Portia Campaign - Fighting against miscarriages ofjustice in the UK. Includes news and case histories.
-- Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Society and Culture: Issues: Crime and Justice(2) - The Portia Campaign - Fighting against miscarriages ofjustice in the UK.
-- Society: Issues: Crime and Justice: Injustice(4) - Innocent - Fighting miscarriages ofjustice - A website dedicated to documenting miscarriages ofjustice in Great Britain and examining the shortcomings of the criminal justice system.
-- Society: Issues: Crime and Justice: Injustice: Individual Stories: United Kingdom(1) - The Innocence Project - A non-profit legal clinic which only handles cases where postconviction DNA testing of evidence can yield conclusive proof of innocence. Cases, news, related links, and details about the clinic.
- Polygraph Evidence in Court - Examining polygraph results as a sensible approach to the problem of wrongful convictions due to perjury by police, jailhouse informants, and co-operating prosecution witnesses.
- Tough Justice - Miscarriages of justice in Britain - with links to other such sites and the Tom Sargant Memorial web page. Extensive casework on the George Beattie and Anthony Steel cases.
- True Stories of Injustice to Innocent Americans - National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers provide this and related pages concerning justice and the innocent.
- Truth in Justice - A non-profit organization working to free innocent people convicted of crimes they did not commit, and to prevent wrongful convictions by alerting the public to the vulnerabilities in the U.S. criminal justice system that make these miscarriages possible.
- Win at All Costs - A special report by the Pittsburgh Post - Gazette on how attorneys and federal agents lie, hide evidence, engage in coverups, pay for perjury, and set up innocent people on order to win indictments, guilty pleas and convictions - a two-year investigation.
- Witchhunt Information Page - Bizarre allegations resembling those of the witchhunts of the 16th and 17th centuries. Information and legal documents including selections from legal briefs, court decisions, and trial transcripts.
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