Guilty, then proven innocent
Emily Tadlock
Despite advances in technology, forensics and DNA testing wrongful convictions are still happening frequently and everywhere.
Articles by Emily Tadlock
Emily Tadlock is a multimedia journalist. She writes for broadcast and the web because she is interested in many different forms of storytelling including writing, video and data visualization. Political journalism and public policy issues are her favorite subjects to cover. She likes to volunteer and watch House of Cards in her minimal spare time.
An innocent man works 15 years to earn his freedom
Emily Tadlock
Ronjon Cameron was wrongfully convicted of rape in September 1999. It took 14 years for him to earn his freedom.
A wrongful conviction shatters a family
Emily Tadlock
An innocent man was sent to prison and he wasn’t the only one affected. His two children spent 14 years without their father.
The Bay State makes inconsistent progress
Emily Tadlock
Massachusetts is normally considered a progressive state, but there is much room for improvement in terms of wrongful conviction laws and policy.