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Thanks to @wendi_c_thomas for an honest treatment of Tenn's new #expungement law in today's @memphisnews: ow.ly/b82lq 9:52 AM May 24th via HootSuite
US prison inmates returning to society: How will they be received? - CSMonitor.com ow.ly/b6PN3 7:01 AM May 24th via HootSuite
Troubling findings re: the effect of racial composition of juries on trial outcomes: ow.ly/b6O9K 1:46 PM May 23rd via HootSuite
UPDATED: New Expungement Law on the Way! post.ly/7KQsd 12:49 PM May 22nd via Posterous
RT @texdefender: Editorial: DeLuna case shows flaws in #DeathPenalty system bit.ly/Ld92j5 // Excellent editorial. 12:27 PM May 22nd via HootSuite
RT @dpinfoctr: INNOCENCE: Leading Researchers Release Report and National Registry of Exonerations in US dlvr.it/1bh4C9 #deathpenalty 9:35 AM May 21st via HootSuite
RT @rootcause: Breaking down the stereotypes of homelessness: huff.to/JgROBQ Ending #ChronicHomelessness—bit.ly/KCZqhH 8:23 AM May 21st via HootSuite
@crepinfo wow. Thanks a lot. Baby steps for us! 10:07 AM May 18th via HootSuite in reply to CREPinfo
@i_am_thelaw thanks for tweeting the link! Pretty remarkable stuff. There's a lot in there. Let us know if you find anything we missed. 4:04 PM May 17th via HootSuite
@crepinfo it's so rarely possible to get expungement, not sure if there is a standard. New law is a huge step for us. 2:51 PM May 17th via HootSuite in reply to CREPinfo
New Expungement Law on the Way! post.ly/7KQsd 1:56 PM May 17th via Posterous
A Routine Execution from @nytimes ow.ly/aX3yC #DeathPenalty 8:45 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Many law grads in NY qualify for services they must now provide. Is this the best approach? ow.ly/aWVPT #ProBono 7:46 AM May 16th via HootSuite
The Columbia Human Rights Law Review may have detailed the execution of an innocent man. ow.ly/aVk24 #DeathPenalty 8:10 AM May 15th via HootSuite
And then there's Oregon: ow.ly/aUeB3 #CriminalJusticeReform 2:04 PM May 14th via HootSuite
Poland's failed drug policies sound very familiar: ow.ly/aUbvj 1:31 PM May 14th via HootSuite
RT @justicereform: Louisiana is the world's prison capital bit.ly/JIFvO4 // Great reporting. Equally great tragedy. 1:06 PM May 14th via HootSuite
RT @provnginnocence: #WrongfulConvictions Cause Irreparable Damage to Crime Victims, Too | ow.ly/aOXeh | #NorfolkFour #AmandaKnox 9:25 AM May 11th via HootSuite
A new #expungement law for Tennessee! 5 years from some convictions & $350 gets you a clean record. Details: ow.ly/aPARJ 7:02 AM May 11th via HootSuite
RT @prisonreformmvt: Ex-Con Shareholder Goes After World's Biggest Prison Corporation: mojo.ly/Kd4Ofs // Unconventionally! 11:46 AM May 10th via HootSuite

Name Shelby Co Public Def
Location Memphis, TN
Web http://justcity.org
Bio The Law Offices of the Shelby County (TN) Public Defender, standing in the gap since 1917