Justice Now

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I’m back, folks!  In response to overwhelming demand, I have decided to resurrect the ever-popular “From the Inside” column.  Okay, perhaps the popularity is a bit questionable.  And as far as the demand, my wife recently informed me that one or two people have asked her about the column, but that’s all the encouragement I needed. In any event, here we go.
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Justice Now urges New Yorkers to get all the facts on the recent increase in parole releases in NYS, before rushing to judgment. This article has been published in both the Kingston Daily Freeman and The [Troy] Record.

More Truth About Parole in NYS: Albany Times Union.

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The DA in Marty Tankleff case has dropped all charges. Asks governor to appoint a special prosecutor to “resolve any residual doubts about the prosecution of any other individuals.” Read more

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Carl Strock covers the Parole Board decision and the abhorrent nature of the Department of Corrections’ bureaucracy.

Full article:

Jack Carroll loses his bid for parole (PDF)
or
Jack Carroll loses his bid for parole (doc)

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We’ve added two new links:

• Christopher’s Bill - The Juvenile Reform Act
• Two Minute Verdict. A site focusing on the plight of Jeffrey Nickel, who was wrongfully prosecuted and maliciously sentenced by a judge in a non-jury trial (a “bench” trial) in Albany, NY.

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After spending 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, 34-year-old Marty Tankleff is going home. Tankleff, whose case has been chronicled on all of the major news shows, has been behind bars since he was 17 for the murders of his mother and father; murders he vehemently denies committing. All available evidence supports his denials.

On December 18th the NYS Appellate Court- Second Department vacated Marty’s conviction saying: “It is abhorrent to our sense of justice and fair play to countenance the possibility that someone innocent of a crime may be incarcerated or otherwise punished for a crime which he or she did not commit,”

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Carl Strock’s column with a letter to the parole board: Letter to Parole Board (Jack Carroll)

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With alarming frequency, New Yorkers are being faced with the facts of wrongful convictions; innocent citizens spending years in prison for crimes they did not commit.

Do you really think it can’t happen to you?

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WHAT IS SHE HIDING??

In December 1998, one year almost to the day of my first conviction, my accuser attempted suicide. Before doing so, she wrote a suicide note. That note was found by her mother, my ex-wife, who turned it over to Samaritan Hospital in Troy when the girl was admitted. Along with many others, I firmly believe this note holds the key to my exoneration. So just get the note and clear my name, right? Not so simple. Why? Because for the past 7 years, Patricia DeAngelis has done everything in her power to keep that note from my defense team and me. It certainly leads you to wonder, what is she hiding?

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