Scores of Death Sentences May Rely on Flawed FBI Forensic Work
The US Justice Department and FBI delayed notifying prosecutors in scores of death-row convictions that their cases may have relied on flawed FBI forensic work, according to the Office of Inspector General report published by the Associated Press. ● The report obtained by the AP shows "the inattentiveness of everyone involved in the process and a lack of focus on the need to treat those cases with urgency." According to the report, justice officials have for years known that flawed evidence and testimony might have led to the convictions of innocent people. At least three death row defendants have been executed before their cases were identified by the FBI for further review.
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