Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

https://voiceofdetroit.net/2021/10/24/end-michigans-secret-death-row-hundreds-demand-end-to-lwop-other-reforms-at-state-capitol/ Michigan Sens. Stephanie Chang, Paul Wojno, and Rep. Jimmie Wilson Introduce Second Look Sentencing Act Apr 20, 2023 | Press Release Legislation would allow judges to review the sentences of nonviolent incarcerated individuals who have already served at least 10 years of … Continue reading →

BY TAMERRA WASHINGTON  VOD FIELD REPORTER June 25, 2023  Tamerra Washington is vice-president of the Nat’l Lifers Association chapter at Women’s Huron Valley CF, chairs the WHV Actual Innocent/Wrongfully Convicted Committee, and facilitates N/A. She is creating an internal registry … Continue reading →

“Stewart said, ‘If you don’t cooperate. . . I will put everything on you, evidence, testimonies, everything.’” — Willie Merriweather Cdr. Gerald Stewart’s corrupt practices exposed in 1981, 1984 Love, Ray cases; Love exonerated in 2001:  DPD use of  hidden … Continue reading →

Speakers call on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to establish clemency program for broad categories of Michigan prisoners “THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN! THEY STILL HAVE THEIR FOOT ON MY NECK. THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN AND SOMEBODY NEEDS TO FIX IT.” –Michael Thompson “I … Continue reading →

(ABOVE) THESE 54 WAYNE COUNTY JUVENILE LIFERS WERE STILL IN PRISON IN 2021 BECAUSE PROSECUTOR KYM WORTHY RECOMMENDED RENEWAL OF JLWOP FOR THEM ALL DESPITE MILLER V. ALABAMA (2012), MONTGOMERY V. LOUISIANA (2016) SCOTUS RULINGS. A VOD REVIEW NOW SHOWS … Continue reading →

We must resist the white supremacist narratives that blame Jordan Neely and absolve white vigilantism and the systemic violence of the state Jordan Neely was lynched (prismreports.org) By Lara Witt (photos added by VOD) May 4, 2023 UPDATE: AFTER MASSIVE … Continue reading →

Video above after Jones first charged in 2018 From Detroit Residents Advancing Civilian Oversight (DRACO) press release  May 12, 2023 DETROIT  –  As Mother’s Day approaches, 36th District Judge Lynise Bryant today sentenced DPD Sgt. Dewayne Barren Jones to THREE … Continue reading →

Nicholas Hudson testified in 1999 against Sixth Pct. cops indicted during three-year FBI probe into cocaine trafficking by Detroit police Defense: Hudson convicted of  murder in 2000 after DPD dragnet to get false testimony, despite witnesses who testified he was … Continue reading →

While working with a CIU can provide hope, there are risks. Attorneys who work in a CIU are not defense lawyers. CIU attorneys are still prosecutors, and working with them still carries great risks for incarcerated people, especially those without … Continue reading →

 2016 Conviction based on Mistaken Witness ID, False/ Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense — NRE Michigan Innocence Clinic researched case, presented to newly-formed Macomb County ‘Conviction Integrity Unit’ Store clerk who testified as eyewitness positively ID’s Howell, … Continue reading →