California Is Failing to Provide a Vital Safeguard Against Wrongful Convictions A CalMatters investigation has found that poor people accused of crimes, who account for at least 80% of criminal ...

Without discussion the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a $14 million settlement of a lawsuit filed by a man who spent more than two decades behind bars following his wrongful ...

Defense investigators are perhaps the most important safeguard against wrongful convictions. But, as Rubin found, close to half of California’s 58 counties do not employ any full-time public ...

Attorneys Johnnie Cochran Jr. and Stuart Hanlon would spend decades working to free former Black Panther Geronimo Pratt, who ...

Wrongful termination is a complex area of California employment law, and when it involves executives or C-suite professionals ...

4. Hidden in the data is the greatest tragedy of failing to investigate cases: wrongful convictions. The National Registry of Exonerations is filled with cases in which convictions were overturned ...

California is failing to provide a vital safeguard against wrongful convictions by CalMatters 7 hours ago June 5, 2025 5:40 am Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X ...

California is failing to provide a vital safeguard against wrongful convictions. If you’re accused of a crime, will someone investigate your side of the story? In California, there’s no guarantee.

A CalMatters investigation has found that poor people accused of crimes are routinely convicted in California without anyone investigating the charges against them. Close to half of California’s ...