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Junk science drives wrongful convictions. That's not justice. | Opinion

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By Van Jones Verified, David Safavian
| Woke Wars
A room in the neonatal intensive care unit at University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2026. Correction & clarification: A prior version of this column misstated the cases of Josh Burns in Michigan and Andrew Roark in Texas. Anyone who has watched an episode of "Law & Order" knows that prosecutors often rely on forensic experts dressed in white lab coats.
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Junk science drives wrongful convictions. That's not justice. | Opinion

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By Van Jones Verified, David Safavian
| The State Verified
Correction & clarification: A prior version of this column misstated the cases of Josh Burns in Michigan and Andrew Roark in Texas. Anyone who has watched an episode of "Law & Order" knows that prosecutors often rely on forensic experts dressed in white lab coats. They tell juries about microscopic hair comparisons, bite mark analysis, bloodstain patterns and other science-y stuff that's supposedly conclusive proof of guilt. Except, too often, it's not.
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Van Jones and David Safavian: Junk science drives wrongful convictions. That’s not justice

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By Van Jones Verified, David Safavian
| The Spokesman-Review Verified
Anyone who has watched an episode of “Law & Order” knows that prosecutors often rely on forensic experts dressed in white lab coats. They tell juries about microscopic hair comparisons, bitemark analysis, bloodstain patterns and other science-y stuff that’s supposedly conclusive proof of guilt. Except, too often, it’s not. Much of this so-called evidence is little more than the unsubstantiated opinion of someone with a stake in the outcome. Yes, DNA is reliable (if collected properly).
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