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Joel C. Wieneke

@jc_wieneke

Staff attorney focused on youth justice issues. Hopeful skeptic, motivated by faith.

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The prosecution of kids in adult court seems to be a constant pull in my work. This is an insightful article on the indiscriminate realities that result: “Kids You Throw Away”: New Jersey’s Indiscriminate Prosecution of Children as Adults hrw.org/report/2025/02…

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🚨 Big News! 🚨 Senate Bill 141 unanimously passed out of committee! This is a big step forward in the prevention of wrongful convictions. Thank you to the authors, Liz Brown, Sen. Sue Glick, and State Senator Rodney Pol Jr, and thank you to the entire committee for its support.

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Possibly the worst thing our government can do is put an innocent man in prison: two victims are created, and the guilty person goes free. While our system of justice has protections in place, it still happens. When a sympathetic witness identifies a suspect, it is extremely hard

Possibly the worst thing our government can do is put an innocent man in prison: two victims are created, and the guilty person goes free. While our system of justice has protections in place, it still happens. When a sympathetic witness identifies a suspect, it is extremely hard
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Huge case handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court today, with some relation to Richard Allen. In Glossip v. Oklahoma, a criminal defendant found guilty of murder has (finally) had his conviction overturned after SCOTUS agreed that the State committed a Napue violation. The opinion

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I find it maddening when a journalist writes a piece on court order or decision, but then provides no link to the court order, specific case name, or cause number. Do they think we are not competent to read a court order or decision, or is it laziness?

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Enjoyed a few hours at one of my favorite buildings, the Indiana Statehouse, with my youngest and his classmates. I’ve had the pleasure of arguing a few cases there, and testifying on a couple of bills. While we were there, a friend was arguing the first appeal on a law I helped

Enjoyed a few hours at one of my favorite buildings, the Indiana Statehouse, with my youngest and his classmates. I’ve had the pleasure of arguing a few cases there, and testifying on a couple of bills. While we were there, a friend was arguing the first appeal on a law I helped
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Indiana Supreme Court decision today strengthening constitutional rights for kids. Children need and deserve additional protections before waiving rights, including a meaningful consult with a parent. However, that falls apart when the parent has an "interest adverse to the

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If anyone is looking for an excuse to go to San Diego in June, I'm a very small part of the Transformation of Youth Justice Symposium: rfknrcjj.org/events/

If anyone is looking for an excuse to go to San Diego in June, I'm a very small part of the Transformation of Youth Justice Symposium:  rfknrcjj.org/events/
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It's always a fun task to try to ascertain current events through the vague statements and quips on this platform. I know its fun to tease facts, but sometimes its ok to provide some context--which can still be relatively brief.

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Three ways to write the Pacers win: (1) the collective stifling defense; (2) the Pacers bench players dominating the the Thunder’s; (3) and my favorite—TJ McConnell literally stealing the win. oklahoman.com/story/sports/n…

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This is a perspective on the United States youth justice system that everyone should be aware of: youtu.be/Pya-kt5M7uY?si…