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30Oct.
2020

Citizen Judges Act - News and Editorial Roundup (October 2020)

Judicial Reform Foundation

A chronological archive of October 2020 news reports and commentary concerning the Citizen Judges Act, judicial…

30Oct.
2020

A Summer That Stripped Away My Sense of Superiority: Behind JRF's Interactive Instagram Game on Lay Participation in Trials

Li Li-Cheng

During JRF's campaign for a dual-track system of lay assessors and juries, the Advocacy Department created the…

30Oct.
2020

Crossing the Unknown, Drawing Closer to Wrongful Convictions: The School-Developed Required Course "The Distance Between Evidence and Truth"

Text by Hsiao Hao-Liang

I had known about wrongful convictions since I was young, but influenced by older family members, I used to think that…

30Oct.
2020

[Event] Civil Retrial Hearing in the Chen Ching-Kai Case & Volunteer Gathering

Judicial Reform Foundation

The period from now through the end of this year and into next year will be crucial for the Chen Ching-Kai case. We…

27Oct.
2020

Amicus Curiae Brief to the Supreme Court Criminal Grand Chamber | Legal Issues Concerning Observation and Rehabilitation

Lin Chün-ju, Attorney at Law / Researcher at the Judicial Reform Foundation

At 2:30 p.m. on October 29, 2020, the Supreme Court Criminal Grand Chamber will hear oral argument on how Article 20,…

26Oct.
2020

The Endless Road to Reintegration ❻: Hsiao-Sun's Story

Written by Liu Yü-xuan, Chen Hsing-wei, Kuo En-ch'i

Hsiao-Sun was not serving a life sentence either. His subsequent conviction arose from an argument with a doctor while…

26Oct.
2020

The Endless Road to Reintegration ❶: Hsiao-Ma's Story

By Huang Ming-chang

Most people in prison live with at least some hope of parole. Hsiao-Ma, however, has come to feel that he has less hope…

26Oct.
2020

The Endless Road to Reintegration ❼: Hsiao-Ting's Story

Yang Tzu-Ting

Hsiao-Ting had been serving a life sentence for his earlier offenses and later had his parole revoked after a…

26Oct.
2020

The Endless Road to Reintegration ❸: Hsiao-Chiang's Story

Text by Pai Ho-jui and Lai Yu-hsuan

Who could have imagined that lifting a car's windshield wiper to slip in a pornographic flyer could be deemed a…