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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    L.A. County's New Wrongful Convictions Unit

    Cities like Dallas and New York have had wrongful convictions units, which investigate and review cases that may have resulted in the convictions of innocent people. Now L.A. County has a wrongful convictions unit, but there are some who think its mission should be wider in scope.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jun 30, 2015 • 1 min read

    Cities like Dallas and New York have had wrongful convictions units, which investigate and review cases that may have resulted in the convictions of innocent people. Now L.A. County has a wrongful convictions unit, but there are some who think its mission should be wider in scope.

    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Biofueled Planes, Criminal Sentencing by Computer, and Apple Music
    1. 0:00Airlines Running on Biofuel
    2. 9:19L.A. County's New Wrongful Convictions UnitYou’re reading this
    3. 19:11An Algorithm to Take the Guesswork Out of Criminal Sentencing
    4. 27:18KCRW in Berlin: Author Nell Zink
    5. 43:09Apple Music's Launch, and the Effect of Streaming on the Pop Charts
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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Ron Sullivan

      Harvard Law School

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      Mike Ware

      Texas A&M University School of Law

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Biofueled Planes, Criminal Sentencing by Computer, and Apple Music
    1. 0:00Airlines Running on Biofuel
    2. 9:19L.A. County's New Wrongful Convictions UnitYou’re reading this
    3. 19:11An Algorithm to Take the Guesswork Out of Criminal Sentencing
    4. 27:18KCRW in Berlin: Author Nell Zink
    5. 43:09Apple Music's Launch, and the Effect of Streaming on the Pop Charts
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand