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Press Release Dec 15, 2017

The Medill Justice Project premieres documentary examining a 17-year-old St. Louis murder case in which a key eyewitness recants

MJP also tracks down four witnesses who corroborate the accused's alibi

Press Release Aug 25, 2017

The Medill Justice Project investigates Chicago-area case in which the accused didn't pull the trigger but was sentenced to 35 years in a fatal shooting

Accountability laws and firearm enhancements in Illinois and nationwide also examined

Press Release Aug 18, 2017

For the first time in its history, The Medill Justice Project reports from overseas. The U.S. military gives MJP rare access to detention camp in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Press Release Apr 6, 2017

Investigating an Old Murder Case Built on Circumstantial Evidence, The Medill Justice Project Finds Police Records and Witness Accounts That Don't Add Up

Pittsburgh man serving a life sentence in the wake of a recovered memory from the victim's son, who was 5 at the time of the killing

Press Release Dec 21, 2016

Medill Justice Project Premieres Death Penalty Documentary

Documentary highlights Tommy Zeigler's four decades on death row and issues surrounding capital punishment

Press Release Dec 20, 2016

Medill Justice Project Discovers Revelatory Information in Shaken-Baby Syndrome Case Where Convicted Mother Maintains Her Innocence

Expert: Miller's case is a "poster child" for "false conviction for shaken baby"; Multi-part examination co-published with Life of the Law

Press Release Sep 19, 2016

Medill Justice Project Investigates 'Three-Strikes Law'

Tulsa man convicted in spate of purse snatchings serving a life sentence. Oklahoma beginning to grapple with consequences of habitual offender law as other states reform sentences.

Press Release Jul 13, 2016

Medill Justice Project Podcast Provides Rare Behind-the-Scenes Look at Investigation of Death Row Inmate's Case

Seven-episode series follows MJP staff and students who spent 10 weeks examining Tommy Zeigler's conviction. Listen to class strategy sessions, extended cuts of interviews with key subjects and students' reactions as they search for the truth.

Press Release Jun 13, 2016

Medill Justice Project Investigation Finds Crucial Details Overlooked in Case Against Florida Man Condemned to Death Row

Ballistics Evidence Points Away From Prisoner Tommy Zeigler, Experts Say. Zeigler's fate is in play as he seeks new DNA testing in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down Florida's death penalty.