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Police have not released her name. A new division will review and identify possible cases involving Wrongful Convictions in iowa. This morning, governor branstad announced the creation of the Wrongful Conviction division in the state public defenders office. While he praised iowas criminal justice system, the move comes after the fbi recently admitted to serious errors in cases involving hair comparison analysis. Yet we know issues can arise even in a well regarded system like ours. After reviewing cases, if the division finds problems, it will work to seek legal solutions. The new division wi...

Wasnt good science in iowas case, the division of criminal investigation is working with the wrongful convicted division, handing over at least 100 cases so far to Division Leader audrety mcginn. By one, where those error, well be contacting those inmates in prison were looking for going to be a long sentence, those are the serious crimes mcginn will go through every case and reexamine the evidence, and if errors are found, the division could pursue legal action. Were going to set up a systematic process to reveiw older cases and seek post conviction relief if the facts lead us in that directi...

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2. 45 is not enough. As bad or worse as last year senator gronstal says democrats want closer to a four percent funding increase. Thats double the amount already approved in the house. One idea thats getting bipartisan attention is the governors call to reform how the state punishes and rehabilitates those who break the law. 2516 its time for a fresh look at the criminal Justice System in iowa to ensure that we are doing the right thing for all of our citizens. The governor has already pushed for Early Release for some inmates. The number of inmates has also dropped eight percent since he retu...

By Darla SheldenCity Sentinel Reporter