After decades of increasing incarceration of blacks, a new trend at U.S. prisons is emerging, particularly among women, according to a new report from a Washington-based criminal justice watchdog.
Washington
Eyewitness Identification….
34 Years Later, Supreme Court Will Revisit Eyewitness IDs”
Adam Liptak’s story is in the New York Times:
WASHINGTON — Every year, more than 75,000 eyewitnesses identify suspects in criminal investigations. Those identifications are wrong about a third of the time, a pile of studies suggest.
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In November, the Supreme Court will return to the question of what the Constitution has to say about the use of eyewitness evidence. The last time the court took a hard look at the question was in 1977. Since then, the scientific understanding of human memory has been transformed.
Illinois Appeals & Post Convictions 
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