A New Jersey Woman Claimed Innocence In ‘Shaken Baby’ Death. Now Her Conviction May Get Another Look. Spurred by an Appeal investigation into Michelle Heale’s controversial 2015 case, a law professor is asking New Jersey’s Conviction Review Unit to “correct an injustice” and set Heale free. Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Rosa Jimenez, Convicted on ‘Junk Science’, Set for Release After More Than 15 Years in Prison The Travis County District Attorney’s office had joined the release request and, despite Jimenez being taken into custody by ICE, she is expected to be released today. Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Justice in America Episode 27: Junk Forensic Science Josie Duffy Rice and guest co-host Zak Cheney Rice talk with Radley Balko, opinion journalist at the Washington Post and author of The Cadaver and the Country Dentist, about faulty forensic science.
Rosa Jimenez Went to Prison for Murdering a Child. Four Judges Have Said She’s Most Likely Innocent Advocates say junk science was used to convict Jimenez. DA Margaret Moore has not yet decided whether she will drop charges or retry her. Kira Lerner, Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
Baby’s Death in Mother’s Bed Leads to 5-Year Prison Term. But Was It Her Fault? An autopsy blamed the sleeping situation, but forensic experts aren’t so sure. And the same Ohio county just charged another mom in a similar case. Cassi Feldman
The Appeal Podcast: The Pseudoscience behind Forensic Science With Jessica Brand, Legal Director at The Justice Collaborative and Appeal contributor. Adam H. Johnson
Law Enforcement Takes Unearned Victory Lap for Capture of One of Their Own — The Golden State Killer Amelia McDonell-Parry
Discredited Shaken Baby Science Sent This Father to Jail for 15 Years. His Ordeal Could End This Week. Vince Beiser
No Backlog: Why the Epidemic of Untested Rape Kits Is Not a Symbol of Insufficient Police Budgets But Instead a Failure to Investigate Rape Meaghan Ybos
The Massachusetts Lab Scandals: Confronting the New Normal of Mass Error in Criminal Justice Jennifer Laurin
Michigan man’s exoneration after decades in prison shows importance of holding prosecutors accountable Larry Hannan