Attorneys seeking public records on pathologist's work for Miss.

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JACKSON - The Innocence Project filed public records requests in Mississippi on Wednesday, seeking information about autopsies performed by state pathologist Dr. Steven Hayne, whose forensic work has come under fire.

The Innocence Project, a New York-based organization that does legal work on behalf of inmates believed to be wrongly imprisoned, sent letters to the director of the state crime labs and all 22 district attorneys in Mississippi.

The group wants documents prepared by Hayne, official reports of autopsies conducted by him, and time logs showing his presence in the crime labs.

They're hoping to produce evidence to support claims that Hayne's flawed work has sent innocent people to prison.

But District Attorney Ben Creekmore, president of the Mississippi Prosecutors Association, said he won't comply with the request. Creekmore said provisions of the state's Open Records Law prohibits the release of documents related to criminal enforcement or containing personal information about victims.

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Pathologist's compromised relationships with local DA's in the Bible-belt continues to surface, but quickly forgotten.

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1. They all went to jail because they were all guilty

Just like all those guys in Illinois...

You know.
The ones that were wrongly convicted and spent years in prison, in some cases on death row.

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2. You mean those who plea after the cattle prods and hot radiator treatment? nt

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3. I forgot your recommend

Seriously, it's an important story and one that deserves more than a cursory remark meant for 'laughs'

It's just gotten so ridiculous, the national government, the judicial system, the economy, the pliant public that humor (or a weak attempt at it) seems to be the only way to deal with it.

I realize it's not funny to those suffering.

I'm just glad at this point I'm not one of them

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4. I got your humor and made an 'attempt' to be snarky. I admit, I am snark deprived. nt