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Illinois Law on Informants Designed to Avoid Wrongful Convictions
by Betty Nelander
Anew Illinois law aims to bring transparency to the use of jailhouse snitches, which are the main cause of wrongful convictions nationwide and the cause of at least 17 wrongful convictions in that state alone.
Dubbed the “nation’s strongest jailhouse informant bill,” Senate Bill 1830 requires reliability ...
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- Former Balch Springs, Texas, Officer Found Guilty of Murder of Black Teen, by Kevin Bliss
- Massachusetts Drug Lab Scandal: Thousands More Cases Likely Affected, by Kevin Bliss
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