The Shawshank Redemption and the Crime of Innocence
Does The Shawshank Redemption depict life in a real prison? It’s a common question from readers of These Stone Walls. How a prison film became a cable TV classic. I learned long ago in prison not to...
View ArticleDangerous Liaisons: Martha Coakley and Bernard Baran
Justice is obscured when prosecutors use criminal convictions to bolster political ambition. Justice is defeated when prosecutors deny their mistakes to get elected. The French word, “liaison” comes...
View ArticleJudge Alex Kozinski Speaks Out on Wrongful Convictions
The U.S. has “an abiding and unfulfilled moral obligation to free citizens imprisoned by questionable means,” says Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit Court. “I can’t do this anymore.” I sometimes...
View ArticleHillary Clinton, Judge Alex Kozinski, and Prisoner 67546
Criminal justice reform: Hillary Clinton wants to end private prisons; Judge Alex Kozinski wants to end wrongful convictions; NH Prisoner 67546 wants his name back. A few weeks after I posted “Criminal...
View ArticleJustice and Priests Are both Easy Prey Without Truth
A Cincinnati federal prosecutor said that keeping a 76-year-old priest in prison will “deter other priests” from abuse. This is prejudice, not justice, not truth. Awhile back, some good people reading...
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