New York is closing one of its last ‘shock’ camps, a move some experts and former prisoners say is a long time coming. ANJALI NAIR/NBC NEWS By KERI BLAKINGER When she was arrested on drug charges in 2017, Ciera Saxby-Smith told herself she’d do anything to go home to...
Why some trauma victims are more likely to take responsibility for crimes, even when they may be innocent. Melissa Lucio was sentenced to death in Texas after she confessed to beating her 2-year-old daughter, who later died. She says she was coerced to confess by a...
Oakland County creates Conviction Integrity Unity, seeks justice for innocent prisoners The unit has already received 50 letters, dating back to the 70s The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office will be closely examining a staggering number of alleged wrongful...
By Conrad Wilson (OPB) Feb. 11, 2022 9:46 a.m. Inmates describe the Sheridan prison complex in crisis, unable to meet not just health care, but other basic needs, like clean laundry and sanitary food prep. Dire conditions inside the federal prison in Sheridan, Oregon,...
February 16, 20225:00 AM ET CARRIE JOHNSON Twitter The federal courthouse in Brooklyn is seen on Feb. 4, 2019. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images Federal prosecutors have been seeking to limit defendants’ rights to win compassionate release from prison in plea...