Pennsylvania’s Wrongful Conviction Bill Could Leave Many Behind

Pennsylvania’s wrongful conviction bill could leave many behind

Attorney Jeffrey Deskovic of the Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice, exoneree Yeidja Bostick and state Rep. Regina Young (D-Philadelphia/Delaware) at a press conference in Harrisburg to raise awareness of wrongful conviction compensation legislation. (Emily Previti/Pennsylvania Capital-Star)Most states have a system for compensating people after they’ve been exonerated.  Pennsylvania does not, despite state lawmakers steadily introducing bi…

California is Failing to Provide a Vital Safeguard Against Wrongful Convictions

Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that impact Santa Barbara County readers.  A CalMatters investigation has found that poor people accused of crimes, who account for at least 80% of criminal defendants, are routinely convicted in California without anyone investigating the charges against them.  Close to half of California’s 58 counties do not employ any full-time public defense investigators. Am…