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Prisoner Who Claims Chicago Officer Tortured Him Is Freed After More Than Two Decades
A court overturned Shawn Whirl's 1991 murder conviction two months ago, citing his questionable confession. Prosecutors soon dropped the case as the evidence against him fell apart.
Australia Is Deporting Increasing Numbers of Convicted Kiwis Back to New Zealand
At the end of July, 166 New Zealanders were in immigration detention centers compared with a total of 52 deported for the whole of 2014.
One of the Canadians Convicted of Killing Their Roommate Loretta Saunders Wants to Appeal Her Sentence
Victoria Henneberry wants to start the appeal process despite missing the deadline to do so.
Forensic Linguists Use Spelling Mistakes to Help Convict Criminals
We talked to one of them about how a text message can give away a murderer.
Why Are the Indian Authorities Still Banning a Documentary About the Country's Rape Problem?
This morning a court ruling prolonged the ban on India's Daughter," a BBC documentary about rape in India. But the longer it lasts, the more people will talk about it.
These Women Became Pregnant From Rape, Then Fought Their Attackers for Custody
Up to 32,000 women become pregnant from rape each year, but in some states there are still no laws stopping rapists filing for parental rights.
Khmer Rouge Officials Sentenced to Life in Prison
Nuon Chea, who was “Brother Number Two” to Pol Pot, and ex-president Khieu Samphan were found guilty of crimes against humanity in Cambodia.
These Guys Are Trying to Destroy Russia's Anti-Gay Law by Getting Screwed by It
Convicted gay rights activists want to attract the attention of The European Court of Human Rights.