Jay Salpeter cracked a high-profile case to help exonerate Martin Tankleff. It was a blessing and a curse. For both of them.
Tag: Prisons and Prisoners
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How a ‘Blue Wall’ Inside N.Y. State Prisons Protects Abusive Guards
Records and interviews reveal a culture of cover-ups among correction officers who falsify reports and send beating victims to solitary confinement.
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In N.Y. Prisons, Guards Who Brutalize Prisoners Rarely Get Fired
A review of thousands of corrections department records reveals a state discipline system that tilts heavily in favor of prison guards.
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South Carolina Searches for Jeriod Price After Early Release From Prison
After a judge in South Carolina signed an order releasing Jeriod Price, a convicted murderer, the State Supreme Court overruled it. But Mr. Price remains at large.
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French Resistance Fighter Goes Public About Execution of German P.O.W.s
Forty-seven soldiers were shot dead and secretly buried shortly after D-Day, a veteran says. The story was hidden for decades.