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Righting the Wrongs

WAYNE GLOWACKI/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES George Dangerfield at the Sophonow inquiry in 2001.

Raising reasonable doubt

Amid renewed calls to search for potential wrongful convictions, the province has yet to conduct a comprehensive review of George Dangerfield’s legal career

Dan Lett and Katrina Clarke 25 minute read Friday, Jan. 31, 2025

Clearing their names: New law aims to tackle inequities for Indigenous people who are wrongfully convicted

Katrina Clarke and Dan Lett 16 minute read Preview

Clearing their names: New law aims to tackle inequities for Indigenous people who are wrongfully convicted

Katrina Clarke and Dan Lett 16 minute read Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025

Indigenous people are more likely to experience miscarriages of justice, yet that fact is not reflected in exoneration statistics, experts say.

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Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025

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Garnet Woodhouse grew up on Pinaymootang First Nation with the four young Indigenous men wrongfully convicted in 1974. The community always believed they were innocent, he said.
MIKE DEAL / FREE PRESS Garnet Woodhouse grew up on Pinaymootang First Nation with the four young Indigenous men wrongfully convicted in 1974. The community always believed they were innocent, he said.
WAYNE GLOWACKI/FREE PRESS FILES Former Crown George Dangerfield is questioned at the Driskell Inquiry in 2006.

A century behind bars for crimes they didn’t commit

Untangling the wrongful-conviction legacy of famed Crown attorney George Dangerfield

Dan Lett and Katrina Clarke 36 minute read Friday, Jan. 17, 2025