Video & Transcript Research : 'wrongful conviction'
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Audit Committee Jun 1st, 2026
Joint Legislative Audit
Transcript Highlights:
- And so I think this is an example where, yes, something went wrong on the Highway 125 toll program, but
- And so I think this is an example where, yes, something went wrong on the Highway 125 toll program, but
- That does not mean that the data is wrong, or it doesn't diminish the work being done by the many service
- 2024, the voters approved Proposition 36, which modified Proposition 47 by allowing for felony convictions
- of people convicted of multiple theft-related offenses and also created a treatment-mandated felony.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Committee, First Extraordinary Session Jan 27th, 2025
Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- But if you're referencing a situation of someone who's been convicted of a felony that warrants deportation
- I just think this is the wrong message to be sending right now, and I hope you take that.
- Second thing is, you know, I don't view this—and tell me if I'm wrong in the way that I look at this—this
- We have to stand up and say that what this executive branch is doing is wrong, and it violates not only
- first and foremost, the funds cannot be used for... ...used in protection of individuals who are convicted
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Justice Jan 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- EVERY COURSE THAT WAS OFFERED SO HE GOT MOVED TO ANOTHER DORM AND THE FIRST NIGHT HE WAS THERE HE WAS WRONG
- CALL THE NEXT DAY AND HE SAID MOM I NEED YOU TO COME SEE ME SATURDAY AND I COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS WRONG
- AND IT TOOK HIM A FEW MINUTES WHEN HE SAT DOWN AND SAID WHAT'S WRONG, HE SAID HE COULDN'T EVEN TALK.
- IS THE FIRST ACT YOUR SON WAS CONVICTED OF THAT WITHIN THREE YEARS PICKED UP ANOTHER FELONY THAT TRIGGERED
- Pizzo: AND WHAT WITHIN THREE YEARS WAS CHARGED WITH ANOTHER ACT AND IT'S NOT THE CONVICTION OR THE CHART
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (02/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- We all agree that discrimination is wrong.
- not deserve equal rights this is wrong not deserve equal rights this is wrong and<01:31:16.560><
- Thank you. call it bigotry and we say it's wrong we call it bigotry and we say it's wrong we know<02:
Summary:
The House Judiciary Committee opened a hearing on House Bill 148, which Rep. Jim Kofalt said is the same language as last year’s HB 396, vetoed by the governor. He described the bill as allowing, but not requiring, separation by biological sex in three areas: bathrooms and locker rooms, houses of correction, and certain athletic competitions. Kofalt argued the bill would give local school boards and other policymakers discretion to set practical rules, citing concerns about safety, privacy, and a Milford incident involving a biological male in girls’ locker rooms. Committee members pressed him on the lack of a definition of “biological sex,” and he said he did not think one was necessary because males and females are commonly understood. He also said the bill was meant to address situations where outside groups threaten lawsuits and leave local boards with no latitude.
Testimony then split sharply. Supporters, including Executive Counselor Karen Hill and several others, said HB 148 would roll back anti-discrimination protections, contradict New Hampshire’s “Live Free or Die” values, and harm transgender and non-binary people. Opponents described the bill as discriminatory and unnecessary, arguing that existing bathroom and sports policies already work and that the bill would invite harassment, invasive enforcement, and legal conflict. Several speakers, including trans residents and parents of trans children, said they had used public restrooms without incident and warned that enforcement would be impractical or abusive. One supporter argued the bill was needed to protect girls’ privacy and safety and cited school sports disputes and a concern about a sex offender at a game as examples of why sex-segregated rules should be restored.
Committee members asked questions about how biological sex would be defined, whether the bill was responding to real incidents in New Hampshire, and how any restrictions would be enforced. Kofalt said he was aware of issues in several school districts and at the State House, but did not have detailed documentation for every case. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided; the chair instead moved through public testimony under a strict two-minute limit and noted that follow-up questions would be limited so the committee could hear multiple bills that day.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- conviction. Thank you madam president. conviction. Thank you madam president.
- I don't necessarily think it's precedent setting, but I could be wrong.
- So I don't know what's wrong a program.
- Um it is an again an oversight wrong.
- danger and not moving in the wrong danger and not moving in the wrong direction<05:54:13.360>
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Special Session 2026 May 8th, 2026
Alabama Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And they said some "You are wrong."
- that they have done are wrong.
- And we're what y'all did was wrong.
- wrong? wrong?
- it, right and wrong. it, right and wrong.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 35 senators. The journal was adopted without objection, absent senators were excused, and there were no house messages, committee reports, motions, or resolutions before the first bill was called.
The main item of business was House Bill 1, described as a conditional measure to set a process for electing U.S. House candidates in Alabama’s congressional districts 1, 2, 6, and 7 if a federal court order lifts current injunctions. The sponsor said the bill would only take effect if the court order is issued and would allow quick compliance with federal rulings. Debate centered on whether the bill was truly responsive to the court or instead an attempt at mid-decade redistricting; opponents argued it would violate Alabama’s constitutional limits on elections and ignore the court’s redistricting orders, while supporters said they were trying to comply with the court and that the issue was partisan rather than personal.
Much of the discussion focused on Allen v. Milligan, the Voting Rights Act, and the meaning of the court’s injunctions. One senator argued the bill would dilute Black voting strength and was being driven by national Republican politics, while the sponsor and others insisted the legislature was acting only conditionally and that the court had not ordered the specific action being debated. The exchange became lengthy and contentious, but no final vote or other action on HB1 was taken in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 Apr 25th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- You led with courage, clarity, and conviction. You honored the values that brought all of us here.
- happened between the Attorney General and individuals who were later implicated, and in some cases convicted
- If you think that what we did last year was wrong, if you think we broke the rules...
- and awaiting felony conviction, Cuban illegal immigrant.
- ICE has now abandoned its prioritization of focusing on immigrants who have been charged with or convicted
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, what you're telling me is that your bill is giving convicted felons opportunities to work.
- Think about a person that has fallen off the wagon and has wronged someone.
- When you apply for that application, have you ever been convicted?
- If somebody has a felony conviction, let's say...
- If someone has a felony conviction, let's say it's burglary, right?
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (11/13/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
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in <00:22:33.919>the So, this narrows it to two groups: the people convicted - Those two classifications of convicted people will be the ones subject to this.
- Uh, it's taking us in the wrong direction and we have absolutely no idea how much it could cost.
- Uh it's taking us in the wrong<00:29:23.120>
direction <00:29:24.000>and <00:29:24.240><
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- criminally convicted criminally convicted but<00:11:29.839>
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I So I I was wrong on that. I apologize. I So I I was wrong on that. - or whatever, but you know, I convicted or whatever, but you know, I got<00:57:29.520>
convicted enforcement for all the wrong reasons. enforcement for all the wrong reasons.- It is wrong to equate information.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Government is totally going the wrong direction.
Bills:
SB1246, SB1338, SB1428, SB1443, SB1501, SB1566, SB1571, SB1645, SB1646, SB1663, SB1688, SB1805, SB1808, SB1825, SCR1023, SCR1029, HB2079, HB2080, HB2130, HB2239, HB2324, HB2375, HB2610, HB2619, HB2620, HB2716, HB2745, HB2749, HB2837, HB2857, HB2968, HB4064, HB4066, HB4087, HB4130, HCR2048, HCR2058
Keywords:
homeowners associations, foreclosure, common expense liens, condominiums, special assessments, unit owner, public benefits, eligibility, immigration status, documentation, Arizona law, county governance, supervisorial board, population-based representation, local government, elections, noise pollution, environmental nuisances, building permits, urban development
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 04/28/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- allow greater judicial discretion and consecutive and concurrent sentence when an individual is convicted
- DISCRETION AND CONSECUTIVE AND CONCURRENT SENTENCE WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL IS CONVICT OF MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS
- It overturned a rape conviction, and the reason for overturning the rape conviction was because the person
- And they threw out that conviction, and the person walked free.
- You didn't do anything wrong..." "...you just missed a deadline because it was a monthly publication,
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and adopted a resolution calendar with several exceptions before taking up a series of ceremonial resolutions and bills. Members welcomed student visitors from the YWCA of White Plains’ Voices Unfiltered Policy Program, then adopted resolutions honoring Senegalese independence and the Senegalese community, MWBE Advocacy Day, John Coltrane’s 100th birthday, the Sing Sing Prison Museum, I Love My Park Day, Animal Advocacy Day, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month, and Denim Day. Speakers emphasized cultural recognition, public service, environmental stewardship, animal welfare, rare disease awareness, and support for survivors of sexual violence; each resolution was adopted.
The chamber then moved through the regular calendar, passing a number of bills on broad roll-call votes. Among the measures approved were bills amending the Penal Law, Executive Law, Public Housing Law, Retirement and Social Security Law, Social Services Law, Environmental Conservation Law, General Municipal Law, Railroad Law, Election Law, Labor Law, and Public Service Law. Several bills passed unanimously or nearly so, while a few drew notable opposition, including a public health measure that passed 39-19 and the labor-related bill on ghost job postings that passed 39-19 after extended debate.
The most detailed floor debate centered on the Labor Law bill addressing “ghost jobs,” requiring employers with 100 or more employees to disclose whether postings are for current vacancies, expected future openings, or general resume collection, with Department of Labor enforcement and civil penalties. Supporters argued it would protect job seekers from deceptive postings; opponents said it was unnecessary, burdensome, and could invite litigation or penalties disproportionate to the problem. The Senate also debated and passed a bill expanding election-language assistance under the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act to Haitian Creole and Middle Eastern and North African communities, with supporters citing growing language-access needs and opponents raising concerns about scope and local costs. The Senate then adjourned until the next day.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- presumption would have been towards the moving party that whatever decision that was made was Made was wrong
- trying to give under existing law an individual who has lost his or her right to vote by reason of a conviction
- the board, and then... ...replace line 85 on page four with the following: to vote by reason of conviction
- money holding individuals who have proven that they're no longer the same person when they were convicted
- people in there that we can't just keep letting them out, or like you said, two years after a murder conviction
Keywords:
law enforcement, immunity, civil liability, use of force, recruitment, bail reform, cash deposit, judicial discretion, criminal justice, Alabama law, youthful offender, capital murder, public safety, victims' rights, juvenile offenders, delinquent acts, juvenile court, nonfelony offenses, water safety offenses, illegal immigration
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- To secure a conviction, prosecutors must prove that the actor knowingly discharged.
- To secure a conviction, prosecutors must prove that the actor not only discharged a firearm at or in
- It when wronged.
- So those individuals wronged significantly. Absolutely.
- Those individuals wronged significantly of a jury of 10 of the 12 peers can be shown that evidence.
Keywords:
election officials, confidentiality, personal information, government transparency, public safety, spirit beverages, alcoholic beverages, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, distribution, taxation, firearms, local regulation, archery equipment, weapons, voter registration, statewide list, county requirements, election integrity, computer services contracts, mental health
Summary:
The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard Senate Bill 3031, which would expand aggravated assault to cover certain road-rage shootings involving a person in or traveling to or from a motor vehicle, when a firearm is discharged and causes injury, property damage, or fear of serious bodily injury. Senator Schwertner laid out the bill for the author, described it as closing a gap in the law, and there was no public testimony; the bill was left pending.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 2514, a measure by Chairman Hughes aimed at creating a DPS unit to identify, investigate, and monitor hostile foreign influence operations and to require ethics training for state employees. Supportive invited testimony from Dr. Jacqueline Deal, Ambassador Kelly Curry, and Michael Lucci emphasized threats from the Chinese Communist Party, transnational repression, cyber intrusion, and state-level influence efforts, and argued Texas should take a leading role. Public testimony included opposition from speakers who raised concerns about free speech, privacy, and potential overbreadth. The bill was left pending after testimony closed.
Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 30 as pending business and discussed a committee substitute. Senator Schwertner explained that the substitute would limit admissible medical expense evidence to amounts paid or up to 300% of Medicare, clarify treatment of provider testimony and attorney-referred providers, remove a requirement that plaintiffs use available health insurance to mitigate damages, strike a unanimous-verdict requirement for non-economic damages, and delete a remittitur provision. Senators questioned the impact on sexual assault and child abuse survivors, the use of Medicare as a benchmark, and whether the bill would still allow fair compensation. After discussion, SB 30 was left pending and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Friday, February 7, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Her life is a testament to what can be achieved when one is driven by strength and conviction.
- This is wrong.
- This is wrong.
- This is wrong.
- have freedom again convict have freedom again convict leasing<03:06:31.800>
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KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 27 (2-13-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- expressing their religious convictions expressing their religious convictions to<00:11:49.279>
- It's wrong. It ought to stop. And thank you for— I'm happy that this bill is brought.
- It's wrong.<00:34:48.960>
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And <00:34:50.720>and <00:34:51.119>thank wrong.- And and thank wrong. It ought to stop.
Keywords:
Convene 00:00:00
Senate Message 00:05:32
Calendar/2nd Readings 00:06:28
Orders of the Day 00:08:06
HB 459 00:08:16
HB 293 00:10:44
HB 379 00:20:16
HB 526 00:24:16
HB 264 00:39:32
HB 448 00:43:37
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 00:46:17
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 00:57:26
Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 00:58:27
ConC/Rules Report 01:01:42
Floor Amendments 01:03:00
Adjournment 01:03:24, 958, all
Summary:
The House convened, prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance were offered, a quorum was established, absent members were excused, and the journal was approved. The chamber also received notice that the Senate had passed several bills and requested concurrence. Members then reviewed a slate of second-reading measures, including bills on child care, gubernatorial transitions, campaign finance, local public agency transactions, unclaimed property, state contracts, mental health treatment, economic development, aviation task force continuation, and a child care study resolution.
The House then took up and passed House Bill 459 on licensed occupations. The sponsor said the bill would require licensure boards to collect workforce data and would recognize certain out-of-state marriage and family therapists who meet Kentucky standards. House Bill 293 on vehicle wheels was also passed after its sponsor explained it was narrowed to require rubber on heavier horse-drawn equipment to reduce road damage while exempting lighter personal transportation; it passed 80-8. House Bill 379 on postsecondary education passed unanimously after a committee substitute added provisions on governing board attendance, collection of enrollment-related debts by the Department of Revenue, formalizing Northern Kentucky University’s role with the Center for Mathematics, and allowing preliminary presidential evaluations in closed session.
House Bill 526 on members of the bar generated the most debate. A floor amendment was adopted to add explanatory language and delay the bill’s effective date until July 1, 2027. Supporters argued the bill would make bar membership voluntary while preserving Supreme Court authority over admission and discipline; opponents warned it would weaken attorney oversight and public protection. A motion to suspend the rules to consider another amendment failed 22-? against the required 51 votes. The bill then passed 70-21. House Bill 264 on theft by deception was also advanced after a floor amendment added vacant lots to the property covered by the bill’s fraud presumption; the sponsor said it targets real estate scams involving property listed without authority.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- What he did was wrong, but he needed medication, not punishment.
- If you have something go wrong, you're found accountable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and
- Do you extend that to people who have felony convictions? Something nonviolent related.
- Someone has a grand theft conviction 25 years ago.
- The boat was traveling at almost 50 miles per hour, with 14 people on board, on the wrong side of the
Summary:
The committee met and took up several criminal justice, public safety, and boating measures. It first heard SB 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, which would create mental health diversion options for eligible misdemeanor and felony defendants, expand mental health and substance abuse grant uses, require evaluations and treatment recommendations in certain cases, add Hillsborough County to a forensic diversion pilot list, and create a behavioral health data repository. After adopting a technical amendment, the bill received strong support from NAMI Florida, family advocates, sheriffs, and the Murphy family, and was reported favorably on a unanimous vote.
The committee also approved SB 86, expanding peer support programs for certain law enforcement support personnel, and SB 472, allowing inmates who complete approved education in correctional facilities to receive credit toward professional licensure requirements. Both bills were amended and then reported favorably without opposition. SB 276, which increases penalties for unlawfully sheltering or aiding an unmarried minor and creates a defense for actions taken to protect a minor from danger, drew questions about runaway youth, LGBTQ youth, and the scope of the defense; the sponsor said he was open to further amendment, and the bill passed favorably.
Members then approved SB 402, updating the unlawful use of uniforms, medals, or insignia statute to reference the armed forces by definition rather than by branch. SB 490, as amended, would let law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers carry concealed off duty and exempt law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and active military service members from the three-day waiting period for rifle and shotgun purchases; it passed 8-1 after debate over the waiting period and equal treatment concerns. Finally, the committee passed SB 628, Lucy’s Law, to strengthen boating safety and penalties, after adopting an amendment that removed proposed changes to warrantless blood draws and boating education requirements; the bill was supported by the family of Lucy Fernandez and passed unanimously. The meeting then adjourned.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Going through the process of researching this, he was convicted, charged with 11 violations, convicted
- California, and I'm sure Eastman is—I don't know this, I'm going to assume, and you can correct me if I'm wrong—Eastman
- And as I said, we've spent a lot of time kind of looking at what went wrong with the Girardi cases and
- you'd go a little deeper into it, like, do you have at this point an assessment of sort of what went wrong
- you'd go a little deeper into it, like, do you have at this point an assessment of sort of what went wrong
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Rules first took up several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Rick Simpson to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and Trinidad Solis, M.D., and Gerald Talbert, M.D., to the Medical Board of California. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments, with roll calls on each item showing unanimous support from members present and the items left open for additional votes before final tallying.
The main public business was the confirmation hearing for George Cardona, J.D., for a second term as Chief Trial Counsel of the State Bar of California. Cardona described reforms made since taking office, including new conflict-of-interest and gift rules, stronger investigative requirements, efforts to reduce backlog and improve efficiency, and monitoring of discipline disparities identified in prior studies. Senators questioned him about safeguards after the Girardi matter, the John Eastman discipline case, racial and ethnic disparities in attorney discipline, unauthorized practice of law by notarios, staffing shortages, and the use of AI in filings. Public witnesses from the State Bar, SEIU Local 1000, and others spoke in support. The committee voted 3-0 to advance Cardona’s appointment to the full Senate.
The committee then heard Laura Enderton Speed, J.D., for Executive Director of the State Bar. She said her priorities would be restoring public trust, improving the discipline system, addressing the February 2025 bar exam problems, and strengthening fiscal stability and internal controls. Members asked about the State Bar’s structural budget deficit, the remote administration failures in the February exam, safeguards against undisclosed gifts and conflicts, and the status of audits and investigations. Supporters from the State Bar, the civil defense bar, SEIU Local 1000, and a longtime colleague testified in favor. The committee approved her appointment 5-0 to move to the full Senate. At the end of the meeting, members also approved the remaining governor’s appointments and procedural items, and the chair thanked Senator Jones for his service on the committee before adjourning the public portion.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- We have wrongful termination protections in place. We have laws pertaining to health and safety.
- <02:01:57.640>
You I'm Please tell me if I'm wrong. You I'm Please tell me if I'm wrong. - If the person has been convicted of child pornography under 11-207.
- <02:06:37.360>
for interesting if you've been convicted for interesting if you've been convicted - All of the persons that have prior criminal convictions have to live somewhere.
Summary:
The Senate first handled routine announcements, including welcoming a new group of pages and noting donations of donuts and chicken from local businesses, along with a citation planned for Mr. Herman’s Bakery, which is closing after 103 years. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 858, establishing a Department of Budget and Management Audit and Finance Compliance Unit. A senator moved to send the bill back to second reading to add an amendment, which was adopted without objection, and the bill was reprinted for third reading.
The Finance Committee then reported several bills. Senate Bill 84, concerning collective bargaining for graduate assistants at UMCP and UMBC, was laid over after questions about whether graduate assistants are employees or students. Senate Bill 455, creating a transformational project financing program tied to tax increment financing districts, had two committee amendments adopted and was ordered printed for third reading. Senate Bill 623, creating a premium cigar lounge alcoholic beverage license, also received two committee amendments and was ordered up, but a later Howard County amendment was proposed and the bill was laid over. Senate Bill 777, directing workforce development support in hospital closures and related events, was adopted and sent to third reading. Senate Bill 831, addressing child labor penalties, private-sector labor relations, and state labor standards, was adopted with two amendments and sent to third reading. Senate Bill 932, requiring social media platforms to display users’ general geographic location, was laid over after questions.
The committee also advanced Senate Bill 340, requiring at least $2 million annually for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman office, with two amendments adopted and the bill sent to third reading. Senate Bill 489, creating a limited license pathway for physicians trained abroad and repealing the fifth pathway program, was adopted with two amendments and sent to third reading. Senate Bill 496, expanding Medicaid coverage for obesity treatment, prompted extended debate over the fiscal note and who would bear the costs; the sponsor argued the estimate was overstated and did not account for likely lower utilization or health-care savings, while an opponent pressed concerns about the state share and structural deficit. The discussion continued without a final vote in the excerpt provided.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- That's the wrong place to get the money.
- So, and from what I understand, the source that this would take it from is looking at wrong place to
- There absolutely are monsters that have been convicted under these statutes.
- Life has changed completely forever because a man that was convicted of a dangerous crime against a child