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Texas May Execute a Man Based on a Scrapped Medical Theory

LVHN, child abuse workers should take controller’s report seriously, with humility

CIFS 3rd Quarter 2023 Newsletter

The Cost of Misdiagnosis

Judge denies Rintala’s motion to dismiss

Cara Rintala seeks dismissal of Granby murder case

Scientists, Judges, Physicians Join Plea to Free Autistic Texas Man on Death Row for Daughter’s Death

Lamont Hunter Released After 17 Years In Prison

CIFS 2nd Quarter 2023 Newsletter

Death row inmate convicted of murdering 3-year-old in 2006 could get new trial

Family of Tasha Shelby continues to fight for her innocence

I-Team: Baltimore County man says he was wrongfully convicted of killing his infant son

Founder Keith Findley’s Book Launch- “Shaken Baby Syndrome: Investigating the Abusive Head Trauma Controversy”

25 years after ‘shaken baby’ conviction, Baltimore County man once again tries to prove his innocence

“CSI on Trial” Documentary Series- Now Available

CSI on Trial: New Episodes

CSI on Trial, a Curiosity Podcast

This doctor’s testimony has helped put people in prison. Some say he doesn’t always get it right.

CIFS 1st Quarter 2023 Newsletter

Woman convicted of murder 22 years ago denied release despite changed evidence

Medical Examiner McGee’s role in Jensen murder case under review

Questions about validity of shaken baby syndrome not enough to give Texas death row inmate new trial, court rules

Wrongful Conviction Podcast with Maggie Freleng: Tasha Shelby

SCOTUS grants the petition for writ of certiorari to Areli Escobar and vacates the judgment of Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Guilty until proven innocent- Keith Findley has been working to free wrongfully convicted inmates for 25 years

Forensic Justice Institute

Columbus man released on bond after new trial granted in 2002 ‘shaken baby’ case

Freedom for Alan Butts! Ohio Wrongful Conviction Overturned

CIFS 4th Quarter 2022 Newsletter

Decades-old case inspires new research on Shaken Baby Syndrome convictions

U.S. Supreme Court Asks for Record of Texas Case Where Relief Denied Despite Agreement of Prosecutor and Trial Judge that Death-Row Prisoner Should Get New Trial

A Star Witness Recanted. But Tasha Shelby is Still Imprisoned for ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Junk-Science.

Actions You Can Take This Wrongful Conviction Day

CIFS 3rd Quarter 2022 Newsletter

Amicus Groups Ask Supreme Court to Overturn Texas Appeals Court Refusal to Grant New Trial to Death-Row Prisoner Convicted Based on DNA Testimony Prosecutor and Trial Court Agree Was False

CIFS 2nd Quarter 2022 Newsletter

Melissa Lucio Granted a Stay of Execution

Forensics Experts and Shaken-Baby Exonerees File Briefs Supporting Texas Death-Row Prisoner Robert Roberson’s Innocence Claim

CIFS Limited Edition Merchandise

Save Melissa Lucio- How You Can Help

CIFS 1st Quarter 2022 Newsletter

The Appeal: A New Jersey woman claimed innocence in ‘shaken baby’ death. Now her conviction may get another look.

CIFS is Hiring: Full-Time Forensic Science Researcher/Analyst

CIFS 4th Quarter Newsletter

Giving Tuesday 2021

ED Kate Judson Joins the Panel on Wrongful Conviction Podcast with Jason Flom

Jarrett Adams and Keith Findley on Wrongful Conviction Podcast with Jason Flom

Stephanie Spurgeon Takes an Alford Plea

Thousands of missed police killings prove we must address systemic bias in forensic science

Actions You Can Take This Wrongful Conviction Day

CIFS 3rd Quarter Newsletter

Redeeming Justice by Jarrett Adams to be released Sept 14th

The Entrenched Carceralism of Forensics

Clarence Jones Free After 18 Years

CIFS 2021 2nd Quarter Newsletter

James M. Shellow Cross-Examination of the Analyst in Drug Prosecutions (2nd Ed.)

CIFS 2021 1st Quarter Newsletter

Wrongful Conviction Podcast Guests CIFS Executive Director, Kate Judson

Legal Innovator Award

Amanda Brumfield is Free

Appeals Court Orders Stephanie a New Trial

We Stand Together With Black Lives Matter

Support While Social Distancing

COVID-19 Prison Releases

Wisconsin Crime Labs use new DNA analysis program

Wisconsin crime labs pick up new DNA analysis tool — and controversy

We are on Charity Navigator!

Avery attorneys Buting, Strang create nonprofit focused on improving forensic science

CIFS symposium: “time well spent”

Founding the Center for Integrity in Forensic sciences

UW Child Abuse Doctor Leaves Trail Of Accusations Of Bullying From Colleagues, Parents

Mistakes in Child Abuse Cases

CIFS Executive Director Kate Judson on Prosecutors Roles in Exonerations

Police Policy and Procedure Recommendations

CIFS Executive Director Kate Judson in The Capital Times & Madison.com

Wrongful Conviction Day 2019

CIFS in the News: Innocent Families Accused of Child Abuse

CIFS on Open Record from Fox 6 News

CIFS Featured in Fox 6 News Investigative Report

CIFS Co-Founder Keith Findley in the Washington Post

False Positive by Vox: How bite marks made one man a murder suspect

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