LibGuides: Student Classes &amp; Projects: Wrongful Conviction Project

Wrongful Conviction Project

Use the resources on this page to find the information you need for your project.

Tips for Searching the Databases:

Search the exonerated person's full name in quotations AND the crime for which they were convicted. For example:
- "Jane Doe" and murder
- "John Doe" and larceny
Results will be sorted by "relevance". Depending on the date of exoneration, sorting them by "newest" will be beneficial.
Filtering by Publication Date, for the year of the exoneration, will be helpful.

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Access from Home

Gale Databases: Password is pl2901

AP Newsroom and EBSCO Explora: Sign in to your pdsdstudents account. Go to the 'waffle' symbol in the top right and click on it (3 dots by 3 dots). Scroll down to the Lightning Bolt and click on it. Click on "POWER Library e-Resources" to access an alphabetical list of databases.

Website Resources:

Gale OneFile: News

Access major U.S. and international newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts, and transcripts.

AP Newsroom

View the greatest events in world history with photographs, audio sound bites, video, and graphics, for over 185 years. Over 3,000 photos/images/sound bites/graphics added daily, including audio and visual snapshots of breaking news events, today's hot topics, great moments in news, sports and entertainment, celebrity portraits, and 20 million royalty-free stock images.

Gale In Context: High School

General Database used to explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.

Gale OneFile: High School Edition

Search magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference on a range of topics. Best for middle- and high-school students.

EBSCO Explora

In Explora, conduct keyword searches or browse topics by category to find informational texts, primary sources, multimedia (images, videos, etc.) and more.