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The Registry in the News -
Selected STories
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2015
Associated Press (Houston Chronicle):
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Record number of exonerations driven by Texas drug cases
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(1/27/15)
US News & World Report:
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2014 a Record Year for Exonerations, Report Finds
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(1/27/15)
Huffington Post:
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Exonerations Of The Wrongfully Convicted Hit Record High In The U.S. In 2014
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(1/27/15)
USA Today:
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Exonerations hit record high in 2014
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(1/27/15)
Time:
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The U.S. Is Exonerating More People Than Ever
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(1/27/15)
The Washington Post:
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Record number of exonerations in the U.S., report says
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(1/29/15)
Houston Chronicle: "
DA, county officials meet on drug policy
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(2/11/15)
2014
New York Times:
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Study puts Exonerations at Record Level in U.S.
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(2/4/14)
Associated Press:
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Prosecutors Help Set Record Number of Exonerations
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(2/4/14)
Reuters:
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U.S. criminals exonerated in 2013 climbs to record high: study
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(2/4/14)
National Public Radio’s Here and Now:
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Study Shows Record Number of Criminal Exonerations
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(2/4/14)
Time:
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Record Number of U.S. Prisoners Exonerated in 2013
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(2/4/14)
Huffington Post:
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A Record Number Of Inmates Were Exonerated Last Year For Crimes They Didn't Commit
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(2/4/14)
The Atlantic:
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Why Some States Still Fight the Exoneration of the Innocent
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(2/6/14)
2013
Huffington Post:
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National Registry Of Exonerations Sees Prosecutors And Police Give More Help To Wrongly Convicted
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National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation:
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Life After Exoneration, For The Victims On Both Sides
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(4/15/13)
NBC News:
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Law enforcement leads the way in overturning bad convictions, group says
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(4/3/13)
2012
Associated Press:
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Study: 2,000 convicted then exonerated in 23 years
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(5/20/12)
Los Angeles Times:
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Registry tallies over 2,000 wrongful convictions since 1989
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(5/20/12)
Huffington Post:
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National Registry Of Exonerations: More Than 2,000 People Freed After Wrongful Convictions
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(5/21/12)
USA Today:
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New database tracks exonerations in USA
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(5/21/12)
CNN:
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More than 2,000 wrongfully convicted people exonerated in 23 years, researchers say
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(5/21/12)
National Public Radio’s All Things Considered:
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Exoneration List Shows Patterns In False Convictions
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(5/22/12)
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