Cook County prosecutors under State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke are objecting to most certificate-of-innocence petitions filed by people who have already been exonerated, creating long fights over whether the court will formally clear their names. The disputes matter for more than money: the certificates can help remove records, support job and housing searches, and offer an official acknowledgment that the conviction was wrong. [boltsmag.org]
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