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From The Ohio InJustice Files:JoeClarke.Net Clarkence Elkins was convicted of raping and killing his mother-in-law and raping his 6 year old niece and then put away in the slammer to rot. The prosecution evidently coached the 6 year old to identify Clarence at the scene of the crime, although he had 19 witnesses saying that he was in another city - many miles away - at the time of the crime.Appeal after appeal was turned down. A praying wife and other supporters (such as the stalwarts at Innocence Project in Ohio http://www.truthinjustice.org/ipcontacts.htm) did not give up . New twist in...

These last weeks, I have been sitting in a small thrift store located directly across from Woodside Hospice in Pinellas Park, Florida. A few weeks back, the local owner decided to temporarily close her thrift store business to the public. Her kindness and compassion for Terri's tragic situation led her to create a small makeshift gathering area inside her quaint store. Inside the little space is where the Schindlers and close friends find solace from the crowds and media while Terri lies dying from starvation and dehydration. During these past two years, I have been watching the Schindlers' anguish as...

By Troy Anderson , Staff Writer Up to half of Los Angeles County's foster children were needlessly placed in a system that is often more dangerous than their own homes because of financial incentives in state and federal laws, a two-year newspaper investigation has found. The county receives nearly $30,000 per year from federal and state governments for each child placed in the system money that goes to pay the stipends of foster parents, but also wages, benefits and overhead costs for child-welfare workers and executives. For some special-needs children, the county receives up to $150,000 annually. "Called the 'perverse...