Aug 7, 2019 | Updates
David Milgaard speaks to the Globe & Mail about life after a wrongful conviction and his calling to advocate for other innocent people languishing in prisons across Canada. Read the full article.
Jul 12, 2019 | Updates
Today the public finally learns the details of one of the most tragic and egregious wrongful convictions in Canadian history. Glen Assoun has suffered for decades due to the professional misconduct of individuals in the police forces involved in the case. After 16 and...
May 21, 2019 | Updates
In the fall of 2002, the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Heads of Prosecutions Committee established a Working Group on the Prevention of Miscarriages of Justice in response to a number of wrongful convictions that had been identified and studied across the country....
Apr 16, 2019 | Updates
This video is directed at police officers but would be of interest to any person involved in the justice system. Specifically, it looks at the heightened risks for suspects to falsely confess when using the Reid interrogation technique, the impact of over-policing on...
Feb 27, 2019 | Updates
Halifax, NS: Glen Assoun heard the news this morning he has waited 20 excruciating years to hear – he was acquitted of the murder of his former common law spouse. Shortly after federal Justice Minister David Lametti quashed Mr. Assoun’s conviction and requested a new...
