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Inmates Want Files to Prove Innocence. DA Can’t Find Them.

By Stan Johnson, Brianna Lorenzana, Cristyn Mingo, Arlenis Pena, Rickie Quansah, Kayla Ray, Adaury Rodriguez and Nickie Uwoghiren | January 21, 2016

A handful of inmates convicted of violent crimes sued the prosecutor in recent years to demand documents under the freedom of information act. In some cases, the files simply couldn’t be found.