Laura Nirider
@LauraNirider
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Wrongful conviction attorney, false confession expert. #MakingaMurderer on @Netflix; cohost of @WrongConviction podcast. IG @lauranirider. Opinions mine.
Chicago, IL
Joined June 2017
Research into the causes & consequences of false confessions is growing exponentially. This growth is reflected in this article in Law & Human Behavior - the second "White Paper" in the past 15 years. This will be the go to cite -- until White Paper #3.
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In their Law and Human Behavior article, Kassin et al. expand on previous research concerning false confessions.
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It’s fiscal insanity for governments to let wrongful conviction liability stack up without taking steps to reform old-school practices and prevent more wrongful convictions. From @Forbes: https://t.co/9avaRIqHkz
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While often discussed in legal and ethical terms, wrongful convictions also impose fiscal burdens and drain state coffers at taxpayers' expense.
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Thrilled to be partnering with the Int'l Association of Chiefs of Police (@TheIACP) to help develop guidance for police chiefs around the country on how to interrogate people with disabilities. Brendan Dassey was 16 years old with disabilities centered around speech/language,
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Well worth a listen. The Ohio 4 are very likely innocent, yet tunnel vision and politics seem to have gotten in the way of their freedom. It's really significant that new platforms are talking about prosecutorial discretion and the ways it can go badly wrong.
Available Now The Joe Rogan Experience Ep. 2287 - Josh Dubin & J.D Tomlinson
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Let’s bring back some common sense: police don’t have to, and should not, lie to the people they serve. Glad to help spotlight one of the most successful recent waves of policy reform aimed at fighting wrongful convictions.
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Dropping today: the latest must-read on our prison system, Dismantling Mass Incarceration by @premaldharia, @jformanjr, & Maria Hawilo. Love the wide variety of perspectives included, all aimed at safely reducing the prison population. Check it out! https://t.co/e2Ah05OITI
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FINALLY! Common sense prevails. Incredibly honored to have been part of Damien and Lorri’s team for 10+ years — and to have filed an amicus brief here on behalf of crime victims who support finding the truth through DNA. Let’s go get some answers!
The Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled in our favor - further D.N.A. testing is to be allowed. Hopefully this will allow us to solve this case once and for all. Thank you to everyone who has supported us for the past 31 years. I’ll keep you posted as things move forward.
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EXONERATED AFTER 35 YEARS “I feel like after spending 35 years within the system, I have learned so much. I want to take what I have learned and become an advocate for prisoners..." Exoneree Brian Beals shares his story with CNN's @Boris_Sanchez.
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“I’m looking forward to building a life, starting over,” he said. “I have to figure out what this world has in it.” Welcome home, Mr. Beals. Glad this world has you back in it after 35 years away. https://t.co/x5h5WVYS7k
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What a team. So proud to have helped bring Brian Beals home today. He’s been wrongfully imprisoned since 1988 — but click on the article to learn why even the worst injustice can’t keep a good man down. https://t.co/JGAIZ6nATx
An #exoneration today ends the second-longest #wrongfulimprisonment in #Illinois history! Brian Beals was convicted of murder 35 years ago in #Chicago. Our IIP attorneys, attorney Laura Nirider and the Cook County Attorney’s Conviction Review Unit led the effort to free Brian.
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Been a good day. Our team exonerated Brian Beals today. Thirty-five years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. Huge love to Lauren Kaeseberg at @InnocenceIL and my colleague Valerie Alexander for joining forces and freeing this good man. https://t.co/Foyxb0vDXQ
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A Chicago man who spent 35 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit has been freed after a judge vacated his conviction. Brian Beals told The Associated Press after his release Tuesday that he...
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The Michigan Supremes get it right today (and cite a good deal of research from colleagues like @sdrizin who study false confessions): yes, it’s easier to coerce kids into falsely confessing. https://t.co/J7xZfXbo8u
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And several of those years were on death row, just fyi…. Not nearly enough
Maryland panel OKs $2.9M compensation for wrongfully convicted man who spent 32 years behind bars:
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Justin is the living definition of a hero. What a treasured professor from whom his students have learned for so long. All the best in the next phase of your undeniable, irrepressible work, Justin!
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Adnan Syed asks Maryland Supreme Court to hear appeal of ruling to reinstate conviction:
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Earlier this year, the Appellate Court of Maryland ruled 2-1 to reinstate Syed’s conviction and sentence in the killing of Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School.
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Unbelievably well-deserved. The word hero only scratches the surface. Congratulations @bexybrown! 💛
We are thrilled to honor Rebecca Brown as this year's Hero of Justice! Join us on Tuesday, May 16th, as we present this award to Rebecca for her dedication to advancing the innocence movement and the enormous impact her work has had. You're a hero, @bexybrown!
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What in creation are we doing here? Both the defense and the prosecution believe Richard Glossip is innocent but he may be executed anyway?!? This is our legal system?!? Call. The. Governor. Of. Oklahoma. Now. https://t.co/XZPQyeZYli
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Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board on Wednesday denied clemency in the case of Richard Glossip, a death row inmate who has long insisted he is innocent of the 1997 murder for which he’s scheduled to...
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Thanks to everyone who’s reporting that they’re still seeing me on their Twitter feeds. I see you all too … and we all see Brendan. 💛
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Not gonna lie, teared up a bit. Thanks.
@LauraNirider You're still here fighting for the lost Laura. We see you and them
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I lost my blue check — which I don’t care about, unless this means the algorithm is now suppressing my tweets about Brendan & others. Are people seeing this tweet?
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