Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Wrongful convictions of women in the U.S: A short, incisive Innocence Project video featuring Executive Director Maddie DeLone zeroes in on some of the distinct factors that contribute to the wrongful conviction of women in the U.S.

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VIDEO: Wrongful convictions of women in the U.S. produced by the Innocence Project on the occasion of Women's History Month.

GIST: Innocence Project Executive Director  Maddy DeLone discusses some of the distinct factors that contribute to the wrongful conviction of women in the U.S to the backdrop of some significant statistics: 63% of the  female exoneration cases involved a woman convicted of a crime that never occurred;  159 women in the U.S. were exonerated since 1989; 337 people were exonerated by DNA around the U.S. 50% of the female exonerees have  been convicted of physically harming, or killing a family member, loved one,  or child in their care;  37% of women exonerated because their convictions used false or misleading forensic evidence.

The video can be found at:

 http://www.innocenceproject.org/news-events-exonerations/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-wrongful-conviction-of-women-in-the-u-s

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The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:

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http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html

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Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.