All Rise: The Media Is Now in Session
Examining the Media's Hand in Convicting the Innocent

A WRONGFUL CONVICTION NEWS REPORT

In 1987, as Charles Reynard stepped into his role as McLean County State's Attorney, a prescient article landed on desks across Illinois' legal community. Its title read like a warning shot: "The Epidemic of Prosecutorial Courtroom Misconduct in Illinois: Is It Time to Start Prosecuting the Prosecutors?"

In what might be the most predictable plot twist in criminal justice reform, a groundbreaking

Imagine standing in a museum with your friend, both of you staring at the same mysterious sculpture. It's a clever piece of art—a metal tube mounted on a pedestal. You're standing on the left side, and you confidently declare, "It's projecting a perfect circle on the wall!" Your friend, viewing from the right, shakes her head. "No, it's definitely...

Have you ever had something stolen from you? Maybe something difficult to replace—your purse or wallet. You have to cancel all your credit cards and replace your driver's license—we've all been there. That incredible feeling of frustration and helplessness.

Once a week we make this post and it's the best place to seek help and ask questions about a wrongful conviction case. If you post it elsewhere in the group, you run the risk of it being overlooked. We encourage you to ask your questions here to be sure those who might be able to answer your questions will see them....

I remember when we could count each year's exonerations on two hands. In 1989, there were just 24 exonerations. Today, the numbers tell a different story—in 2022, we saw a record 233 exonerations, and as of December 2024, the total has reached 3,623 exonerations. Each number represents a life restored, a family reunited, a wrong made right.

Picture a detention facility where individuals are subjected to the most dehumanizing conditions imaginable—with overcrowded cells, rampant violence, little to no medical care, and a complete lack of basic sanitary conditions. One where inmates are forced to endure squalor and fear daily, with little recourse to justice or humane treatment. Are you...

As children, you were kept sheltered as best as we could. Now you are an adult who seems to be driven by others and/or self-serving misleading agendas.