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Video and audio interviews with Jeff. view online publications and blogs or read articles from newspapers from the US and the international press about Jeffrey Deskovic's wrongful conviction, exoneration, and life since his release.

Videos about Jeff

YouTube Video: Press Conference: Jeff endorses Richard Aborn, Candidate For Manahattan District Attorney [abbreviated video]
NY Times Video Free & Uneasy 11/25/07
YouTube Video - Save Kenneth Foster
 CNN  Video  - Life After Wrongful Conviction 2/08
WAMC/Northeast Public Radio Interview. This interview (audio only) is one hour long.
Beach Walks With Roxie - The Innocence of Jeffrey Deskovic
YouTube Video - What Is The Future Of Forensics?
YouTube Video- 6 In 13. 6. More Reasons to End The Death Penalty
Innocence Project event about upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case "Osbourne VS Alaska" Jeff supported the event by his presence and by speaking for a brief moment.

Radio Interviews

WVOX: The Don't Worry Murray Show- Jeff discusses the Norfolk 4 and Prosecutorial Misconduct with Attorney Murray Richmond (audio only)

WVOX: The Don't Worry Murray Show: Jeff discusses misidentification and prosecutorial misconduct with Attorney Murray Richmond. (audio only)

Jeff  Advocates for Reform

Testimony

Jeff Testifies at the New York State Bar Association Hearing On Wrongful Conviction (audio only)

Press Articles

The Leader Herald: Reclaiming His Life 03/06/09
Washington Post: Jeff signs onto Amicus Brief at US Supreme court urging DNA Testing In Osbourne Case 02/22/09
Doctor News Blog: Jeff Testifies At NYS Bar Association Hearing On Wrongful Convictions 2/15/09
An innocent charged with murder 4/07/08
An Innocent Man: Jeffrey Deskovic Equal Justice USA, 12/01/07
Times Union Article - It Could Happen to You - 12/8/07
Falsely convicted seek DNA access - (Journal News, 6/01/07)
News Long Island: Senator Schneiderman, Innocence Project and Others Champion Mandatory Electronic Recording of Interrogations
The Delphian: False Confession Victim Visits Adelphi 12/706
 

Jeff Opposes the Confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Judge Sotomayor

Judge Sotomayor twice put procedure over innocence in affirming Jeff's wrongful conviction

Videos

Democracy Now! Jeff is interviewed by Amy Goodman
The Journal News: Exonerated Man Opposes Sotomayor Nod (video is on right side, starts with commercial)
Westchester News: Jeff Deskovic Speaks About Judge Sotomayor
Associated Press: Innocent Man has Bad Memories of Sotomayor
 

Radio Interviews

Citizen Radio
K-Talk: an interview by Poppy Moreno[click on the play now button at this link]
Air America
Sarah Caldwell on WVOX
 

Articles and Blogs

The Huffington Post: My Interview With The Man Who Spent 16 Years In Jail (Huffington Post, 07/15/2009)
Sotomayor and AEDPA:Blame AEDPA More Restrictions of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. (Newstex blog, 6/11/2009)
Politico.com[blog]: op-ed by Jeff:Sotomayor Empathy Not All It's Cracked Up To Be
Sotomayor Achilles' heel? Wrongly imprisoned man, jailed for 16 years, blames Supreme Court nominee for 6 (World Net Daily, 10/27/2010)
Judge Sotomayor Denied My Appeal
New York Times: A Supreme Court Nomination Stirs Up Bad Memories (New York Times, 06/09/2009)
Exonerated man opposes Sotomayor's nod (Journal News, Bandler, 06/22/2009)
Digital Journal: "Wrongly Imprisoned Man Received No Empathy From Sotomayor"
G.O.P. Old White Men Blow it Again on Sotomayor (Newstex Blog 7/15/2009)
Nominee's Bias Makes her Poor Choice for Court(Journal News 7/18/2009)
RANT AND RAVE[blog]: Sonia Sotomayor and Jeffrey Deskovic
Henry Jackson Society [blog]: Sotomayor: A Throwback to the Days of Inequality?
Read more about Judge Sotomayor and Jeff on Facebook: "Judge Sotomayor Put Procedure Over Innocence In Deskovic Wrongful Conviction" [scroll down to the NEWS section at this link]

Articles About Jeff

Articles On Jeff's Case

Commentary On The Report On The Wrongful Conviction Of Jeffrey Deskovic

The New York Times: Playing Down DNA Evidence Contributed To Wrongful Conviction
The Journal News: In The Deskovic Case, Justice suffered from Tunnel Vision
American Chronicle: Report provides blueprint for reducing wrongful convictions
Northwestern University Law School's Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth uses Deskovic case to illustrate problem of wrongful convictions in youthful defenders, 2009
The Staten Island Advance: William Murphy Was Part Of A Panel Which Helped Free A Man Wrongfully Accused Of Murder
The New York Observer: Female Prosecutor Criticizes Pirro
Exoneree Jeffrey Deskovic Critiques the New York Innocence Project’s Exoneree Compensation Report, Veritas Initiatife 7/27/12

Articles on Wrongful Convictions

Time to name names; Shine the light of public interest on FBI's mistakes. Daily Camera editorial:Inaccuracy of FBI ballistics test. (11/28/2007)
Create a commission; State should name a panel to curb wrongful imprisonment. Buffalo News editorial advocating NY State Innocence Commission. (05/28/2008)
In depth article on the causes of wrongful conviction. (Buffalo News,05/25/2008)
DiSimone makes first court appearance since conviction overturned in Balancio Killing. (Journal News,06/06/2008)
Prosecutor offers clarification on several points made in Times Union DNA editorial. (06/27/2008)
Interrogation room with a view: Video recording interrogations can prevent wrongful convictions. (LI Business News, 07/11/2008)
Symposium demands remedies for wrongful convictions. Deskovic and others testify at symposium. (Buffalo News, 08/01/2008)
Courtlandt man arrainged in wife's slaying. Werner Lippe's lawyer alludes to Deskovic false confession. (Journal News, 12/23/2008)
Report of Wrongful Conviction Task Force (Daily record of Rochester, 02/12/2009)
Preventing Wrongful Convictions. Report of Wrongful Conviction Task Force. (Journal News, 02/17/2009)
High Court to Hear DNA Testing Case (Washington Post, 02/29/09)
Transcript of CNN interview about Supreme Court and DNA review. (03/02/2009)
Inmate freed after brother's confession. Exoneration of Kian Khatibi (Journal News, 03/22/2009)
Top Judge Plans a Task Force on Wrongful Convictions. Formation of NY State Wrongful Conviction Task Force. (New York Times, 04/30/2009)
Wrong Verdicts, Right Idea. Times Union Op Ed on formation of NY State Wrongful Conviction Task Force. (05/07/2009)
Should Judges Have the Back of Police Officers? (Newstex blog, 6/10/2009)
Court's decision not to allow post-conviction DNA testing is unjust (Journal News 6/22/2009)
'Serious' Effort Vowed on False Convictions (New York Law Journal 7/15/2009)
Strengthening Our Criminal Justice System: Extending the Innocence Protection Act (US Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, 11/10/2009)
Petit testifies at Judiciary Committee Dealth Penalty Hearing, CT Judiciary Committee Hearing (Hartford Courant, 3/11/2010)
I believed in his innocence Deskovic and Frank Sterling (Journal News, 04/29/2010)
Silver Lining after Dark Days, Frank Sterling Freed(Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 05/02/2010)
Raymond Towler exonerated after serving 30 year sentence (Newstex blog, 05/05/2010)
Deskovic speaks out for DiGuglielmo's freedom (Journal News 04/04/2010)
False Confessions, Wrongful Convictions, Understanding and Addressing Criminal Injustice (Albany Law Review, 06/22/2010)
Protecting the innocent in New York: Wrongful Convictions, Understancing and Addressing Criminal Injustice (Albany Law School, Law Review 06/22/2010)
Legislators must act to help prevent wrongful convictions (Journal News, 06/29/2010)
Confessing to Crime, but Innocent (New York Times, 09/13/10)
I Did It: Why do People Confess to Crimes They Didnn't Commit? (New York Magazine, 10/03/2010)
Crime-fighting would take a major hit with cuts to Forensic Science Lab (Journal News, 12/10/2010)
Conviction tossed in 1992 Mt. Vernon Slaying Louis Hairston case (Journal News, 01/07/2011)
Sobering stats on exonerations in NY (Journal News, 04/11/2011)
Prevent Wrongful Convictions (Times Union OpEd, 05/19/2011)
Does Videotaping Interrogations Present a False Hope for Prevening Wrongful Convictions? (Newstex, 05/20/2011)
Access to DNA Database Needed (Journal News editorial, 03/02/12)
Proposed NYS Bureau to Review Possible Wrongful Convictions (Watertown Daily Times, 04/12/12)
Innocence Project, State Bar push for justice reforms (Times Union, 05/30/2012)
Remembering Judge Theodore Jones, co-chair of New York State Justice Task Force on Wrongful Convictions (Journal News, 11/08/12)

Martin Tankleff Exoneration

A Worldwide Web of Supporters. Deskovic supports tankleff's exoneration. (Daily News, 12/23/2007)
A Chilling Echo: 'Wrong Man' Sees Tough Life. Deskovic reflects on Tankleff's release. (NY Post, 12/28/2007)
A Conviction Overturned: Could Martin Tankleff be the next Jeffrey Deskovic? Similarities in the cases of Tankleff and Deskovic. (New York Times, 12/30/2007)
True and Untrue Confessions. New York Times editorial advocating videotaped interrogation after Tankleff release. (New York Times, 01/12/2008)

Death Penalty and Wrongful Convictions

Execution is wrong, even for cop killers. Daily News Op ed opposing death penalty. (Daily News, 07/22/2007)
Wrongly convicted, he advocates against death penalty (LI Catholic, 10/31/07)
Unjustly convicted, he brings a warning (Buffalo News, 10/24/07)
Deskovic:  End death penalty (Journal News, 3/21/07)
Freed, and now a new appeal; man exonerated in 1989 killing tells his story in Albany, calls for reforms. Deskovic testifies against the death penalty.(Times Union, 12/05/2007)
It could happen to you. Deskovic testifies against the death penalty. (Times Union, 12/08/2007)
Kill death penalty for good. David Kacznynski advocates against the death penalty. (NewsDay, 07/10/2008)
Senate plays games on death penalty, police reforms. Kaczynski criticizes NY politicians' progress on criminal justice reform. (Buffalo News, 07/31/2008)
Exoneration Comes Too Late Troy Davis Case (Times-Union 9/12/2009)

Protesting Judge Jeanine Pirro Show

The Daily Gazzette: DA Says She Doesn’t Recall Denying DNA Test
Exonerated inmate targeting former DA. Deskovic and others protest Judge Jeanine Pirro Show. (UPI,09/25/2008)
Pull Jeanine Pirror Show for my jail hell. Deskovic and others protest. (Daily News, 09/25/2008)
Pirror protesters picket former D.A.'s courtroom TV Show (Journal News, 09/26/2008)
Protesting Judge Jeanine Pirro. Deskovic and others protest Judge Jeanine Pirro Show. (New York Observer, 09/26/2008)
Now, everyone Must Suffer. Deskovic and others protest Judge Jeanine Pirro Show. (National Journal Group, 09/29/2008)
Pirro Gains New Perch, but Past Isn't Far Behind. Deskovic and others protest Pirro's TV show. (New York Times, 10/10/2008)

Articles on Jeff's Life After Being Cleared

Prison Photography: "The Water Felt Heavy" 02/16/09 (Revealing photo/caption segment)
Vindicated by DNA, But a Lost Man on the Outside (New York Times, 11/25/2007)
The Journal News: A Year to Make Up for 16 Lost Ones: Jeffrey Deskovic Reflects on Freedom, Fears
Jeff Starts College (wcbstv.com)
An Innocent Man (Westchester Magazine, 05/2007)
Innocent Ex-Inmate From Peekskill Resumes College As A Free Man (Journal News, Jan 2007)
Exonerated and Freed at 32, But Feeling 17 (New York Times, 02/04/2007)
Partial transcript of CNN interview with Deskovic about life in prison, difficulties of reintegration, finding a purpose. (CNN, 02/15/2008)
The Three Lives of Jeffrey Deskovic (Daily Kos [blog], 06/10/09)
Wrongly Convicted Man's Suit Proceeds Against Interrogator (New York Law Journal, 9/27/12)
Officer Must Answer Suit for Abusive Interrogation (National Law Journal, 10/01/2012
Federal Judge Questions Credibility of Interrogator (Journal News 10/29/12)
Settlement Reached in Deskovic Case (New York Times, 04/12/11)
Westchester County Board of Legislators Settles Deskovic Suit for Wrongful Conviction (Yonkers Insider Editorial,04/22/11)
Deskovic Pushes for Broader Expansion of DNA Database (YNN Capital Tonight, 03/08/12)
A Responsible Man Kacznynski writes about Deskovic Foundation and slow pace of investigative reform (Times Union, 06/13/2012)
Lawsuit pertaining to unsealing of another man's records during Deskovic Wrongful Conviction Suit (Journal News, 7/16/12)

Jeff Makes Political Endorsements

Snyder's Changing Views on the Death Penalty Draws Criticism in Her Second Campaign. Reference to Deskovic exoneration. (NY Law Journal, 04/24/2009)
Jeff Endorses Aborn for Manhattan District Attorney (Daily News 7/26/09, part 1)
Jeff Endorses Aborn for Manhattan District Attorney (Daily News 7/26/09, part 2)
Manhattan DA Candidates and the Problem of Wrongful Convictions (Newstex, 07/28/2009)
Race for Manhattan DA (NY Law Journal 7/29/2009)
Scheiderman backed by advocate for wrongfully convicted (Newsday blog, 09/08/2010)
Think when Donating to a Judge's Campaign Deskovic speaks at conference (Times Union, 06/29/11)

Jeff in The News Around the Country

Maine:  Portland Press, Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
Colorado:  The Durango Herald
The Durago Herald: The Transition (referenced in Cell Door Magazine)
Kentucky:  The Lexington Dispatch, 11/25/2007
Twin Cities, MINN. Kare11
Rutgers Observer: Law School Goes "Live From Death Row" 04/07/09
Wrongly convicted man speaks out here on jailed innocents (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, 10/04/11)
Deskovic speaks at National Freedom March for the Wrongfully Convicted (Pittsburgh Tribune Review, 10/04/12)

Jeff in International Publications

International Herald Tribune: 11/25/2007
 Costa Rica Today (in Spanish)

Articles On Steven Cunningham- The Real Perpetrator

The Journal News: Killer Confesses to 1989 Peekskill Slaying
The New York Times: Inmate Enters Guilty Plea in ’89 Slaying
New York Post: Real Killer Gets 20 Years
The Journal News: Real killer sentenced in Peekskill wrongful-imprisonment case
WCBS Radio News Story
Innocent man freed after 16 years, guilty man confesses

Miscellaneous Articles/Media on Jeff, Including Online Publications and Blogs

NDRAN of Cure Article About Claudia Whitman helping Jeff regain his freedom.
Tekla Miller’ Blog The Woman Whose Essay Prompted Jeff To Try To Contact Her, Which Ultimately Put Jeff In Touch With Claudia Whitman. [Scroll down to Tekla’s Memoir for the month of Oct. 27, 2006.]
The New York Post: Two Victims (NY Post,9/24/2006)
Judicial Reports: The Price Of Admission (Feb, 2008)
Talk Left: Killer Commits Second Murder After Wrong Man Convicted (TalkLeft.com, 10/06/2006)
The Daily Politics News Blog: Death Penalty Push Back Planned
New York Post: A Chilling Echo
Psychological Science Agenda: Overview of 3 Day American Psychological Association Conference On False Confessions where Jeff spoke
Above the Law, Elie Mystal blog

Articles about The Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice

The Innocence Project announces the formation of The Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice (Innocence Blog, 03/14/2012)

Visit the Foundation website's Advocacy page for more news coverage about the Foundation.

 
   
 
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