As a public defender in Philadelphia in the 1980s, Ridolfi recalls being aghast at questionable tactics she said some prosecutors used to get convictions.
"I would go into court and see things that were really disturbing," said Ridolfi, director of the Northern California Innocence Project. "No one talked about what was going on at the courts because everyone was guilty."
Ridolfi said she got a more in-depth understanding of the...
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