by Douglas Ankney and James Mills
According to a 2023 report from the Prison Policy Initiative, about 1.9 million people are imprisoned in America. More than 500,000 people are released from prison each year in addition to the more than 10 million who cycle through the nation’s jails. Most of ...
by James Mills
In a world of theoretical experiments, it’s rare to find one that’s directly applicable for law enforcement in the real world. This may just be one of those rarities.
A recent study from Flinders University appears to show investigators where to seek the best DNA samples from ...
by James Mills
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (“CBI”) announced that more than 1,000 cases could be affected by the systematic deletion and falsification of data by forensic scientist Yvonne “Missy” Woods.
Woods was apparently allowed to work under a cloud of suspicion for quite some time. In 2014, a ...
by James Mills
A Nevada jury ruled that two Las Vegas homicide detectives fabricated evidence against a local woman in a 2001 murder. Kirstin “Blaise” Lobato was awarded more than $34 million in a verdict which was read aloud on December 12, 2024.
The jury awarded Lobato $34 million in ...
by James Mills
Federal law enforcement agencies have been gathering sensitive financial information of American citizens by manipulating the Suspicious Activity Report (“SAR”) system, according to the House Judiciary Committee. The Committee accuses the FBI, in particular, of treating financial institutions “as de facto arms of law enforcement.”
The Subcommittee ...
