‘Egregious Delays’ and No Attorney Assistance: How Those Incarcerated Fight Their Convictions

‘Egregious Delays’ and No Attorney Assistance: How Those Incarcerated Fight Their Convictions

Every year, incarcerated people in Illinois file post-conviction petitions, compiling evidence of police misconduct, violations of constitutional rights or claims of actual innocence. It’s a vital tool for those alleging injustice to get a new trial or be resentenced.

‘Egregious delays’ and no attorney assistance: how those incarcerated fight their convictions | Illinois State Bar Association

‘Egregious delays’ and no attorney assistance: how those incarcerated fight their convictionsAbdul “Malik” Muhammad sat in Menard Correctional Center in disbelief. It was 2006 and he was facing nearly 50 years in prison for a murder he alleges he didn’t commit. Source: WTTW