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Students who question murder convictions are under investigation

The justice system apparently wants to discourage university students from advocating against wrongful convictions.  The students at Northwestern University innocence project are themselves being investigated.  Civil rights come under fire when free speech and free press rights are used to reduce the prison population.  I could have told the students that:

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Advocacy against wrongful convictions, criminalizing mental illness, the death penalty, and other justice issues is under fire.  Free speech suffers when one works for justice for convicted persons.  I am glad Northwestern is fighting relea...  more


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