⟳ Репост от Blair Paddock
NEW: Chicago keeps having to exonerate people after wrongly convicting and incarcerating them. But when they then try to get a court certificate attesting to their exoneration, to help them with housing & jobs, prosecutors are fighting them. This is due to new policies of Chicago prosecutor:
In Chicago, Prosecutors Fight to Keep Exonerated People from Clearing Their Names - BoltsUnder State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, Cook County prosecutors have tried to block nearly every exonerated person who has sought a court declaration of their innocence. It's another stark sign o...boltsmag.org