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Wrongfully Accused; Wrongly Judged; Wrongfully Imprisoned

Jan 23, 2013deafinprisonorgEditorials#JusticeForFelix, Deaf in Prison, Deaf Inmates, DeafInPrison.com, DNA, DNA profiling, Houston Chronicle, Injustice, JeanFAndrews, Posting Mania - Year 2 Explodes

By Jean F. Andrews The media has increasing spotlighted suspects who have been wrongfully accused by the police, wrongfully judged by the prosecutor and judge and wrongfully imprisoned for decades. Tony Freemantle in Sunday’s Houston’s Chronicle (Jan 20, 2013) lists a number of reasons for false convictions: 1) prosecutors hide evidence, 2) judges refuse to

Another False Confession Cleared by DNA

By BitcoDavid The New York Times, on January 3rd, reported on the case of Joseph A. Buffey. Eleven years ago, Buffy was sentenced to 70 years for the robbery and rape of an 83 year old woman. According to the Times, Buffey confessed to the crime, but DNA tests prove his innocence. In fact, Buffey