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NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This week on the Wrongful Conviction podcast (a Lava for Good series), Jason Flom talks with Stephanie Spurgeon, the Florida woman who spent nine years in...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chris Hammons of Laird Hammons Laird Law firm and Liquidfish Productions announce the release of System Breakdown: The Tragedy of Marconia Kessee.  ...

ALBANY, N.Y., June 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOMORROW, Tuesday, June 8th, at 10:00 AM ET the #LessIsMoreNY Coalition – made up of people directly impacted by parole and mass incarceration, nearly...

Memphis, TN, March 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum and FAMM are hosting a virtual film screening and panel discussion of “The Vanishing Trial,” to highlight wrongful...

Memphis, TN, Jan. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum and Just City are hosting a virtual symposium, Journey to Justice, to highlight critical criminal justice reform work...

New Albany, Indiana, July 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Driving while intoxicated is a common yet sometimes serious criminal charge. Though the problem of drunk driving is well-known and relatively...

Chicago, Illinois, May 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the announcement of the Justice, Equity and Opportunity Initiative, Illinois is poised to make dramatic changes that help the lives of many...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Columbus, Ohio-based Buckeye Institute has been selected as this year’s winner of Atlas Network’s prestigious North America Liberty Award for its...

New Albany, Indiana, Nov. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A fair trial is a constitutional right, but incentives and election pressures for prosecutors reward quick convictions that can sometimes put...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Too often, lives are defined by a single mistake. The Buckeye Institute endeavored to change this and fix a broken criminal justice system. This small...