President Bush signed into law the Justice for All Act (H.R.5107) that includes a ver­sion of the Innocence Protection Act. The bill was co-spon­sored by Senators Patrick Leahy (D‑Vt.) and Orrin Hatch (R.-Ut.). It will cre­ate a post-con­vic­tion test­ing process to pro­tect inno­cent defen­dants and pro­vide train­ing funds for the defense and pros­e­cu­tion in death penal­ty cas­es. (Salt Lake Tribune, Nov. 2, 2004). See the Justice Project for more details on the law.

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