Stories
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Craig Williams
Craig was charged with hindering prosecution, but New York discovery laws prevented him from learning what the prosecution claimed he did.
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Marvin Mayfield
Marvin spent 11 months on Rikers Island on a drug possession charge before the pressure to plead guilty got the better of him. Prosecutors withheld the most critical piece of evidence--the drug lab--from start to finish.
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Tamika Graham
Tamika describes the feeling of being accused of a crime and not being allowed to know what evidence the prosecution has against you.
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Akeem Browder
Akeem was wrongfully accused and held on Rikers Island for nine months while the prosecutor withheld video evidence that would have exonerated him.
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I hope she is well and prospering
Hassan, an immigration attorney, tells how a trip to the DMV turned into the nightmare of separation and deportation.
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The Day ICE Knocked on My Door
Khalil tells the harrowing story of near deportation despite being a green-card holder for a decades old crime.
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Paul D.
Paul got caught up in the cycle of violence and incarceration. Then almost got sent back to a country he didn't know.
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5 Minutes
That's over 5x longer than judges take to decide to jail people pretrial, presumed innocent, until their case is over, on bail they can’t possibly afford.
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The Truth in Trump’s Law-Enforcement Hypocrisy
As a public defender, I’m not mad at how well Manafort and Cohen have been treated. I just want that same treatment for my clients.
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Free Side of the Bars
He was locked up pretrial for 2.5 years. Then a "Hail Mary" for healing Mr. Saunders changed the course of his case and life.
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Colyssa
Charged with endangering her children for briefly walking downstairs to get a bottle of formula for her baby.
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Gray Zone
Wesley Caines explores how over-policing makes freedom feel fleeting, even in your own home, in your own community.
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Stanley
He didn't sell drugs. He was falsely arrested. The case was dropped. He still almost lost his housing.
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Paul
Paul was trying to do right. He had a job, was taking care of his son. A false accusation and the detention that followed took it all away.
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Tammy
Most people think about bail destroying lives after it is set. For Tammy, it was the *threat of bail that hurt.
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The Family Does Time
Kalief Browder's brother and justice champion, Akeem, breaks down how the impact of jail spirals out and touches entire families and communities.
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Nina Morrison
Lead Innocence Project counsel explains how fairer evidence practices can right now reduce the need to fight for exonerations decades after a wrongful conviction.
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Miguel
He couldn't afford to pay off his traffic tickets. His poverty lead directly to a criminal record.