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Voices of Innocence: Juan Melendez
A Death Row Exoneration. Juan Melendez spent nearly 18 years on Florida’s death row for a crime he did not commit. Convicted of the brutal murder of Delbert Baker in 1984, Melendez was eventually exonerated in 2002. But how does an innocent man get convicted of murder? Barely able to … [ Read More... ]
Voices of Innocence: Cameron Todd Willingham
Executed. Innocent. On December 23, 1991, Cameron Todd Willingham was at home with his three children. Willingham later recalled waking up to the cries of his 2 year-old daughter, and found his house filled with smoke and flames. Willingham remembered frantically trying to reach his … [ Read More... ]
KCADP Recognizes National Crime Victims' Rights Week
The National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, which takes place April 10-16 this year, is an annual observance promoting victims’ rights and honoring crime victims and those who advocate on their behalf. This year’s theme for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week is “Reshaping the future, Honoring the … [ Read More... ]
Death Row Defense Attorney Discusses Replacing the Death Penalty
Last Friday, NPR’s Fresh Air replayed an interview with Attorney David Dow, who has defended death row inmates in Texas for nearly two decades. Dow recently wrote a book, The Autobiography of an Execution, that discusses replacing the death penalty with life without parole. The book is now … [ Read More... ]
Death Row Exoneree Juan Melendez in Wichita
This week, the Criminal Justice Student Association at Wichita State University hosted Juan Melendez, a death row exoneree, for two speaking events on campus. At one event, more than 120 Kansans came to hear Melendez’s story of his wrongful conviction and his exoneration from Florida’s death … [ Read More... ]