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Judge Upholds Cap in YDC Abuse Trial, Award Reduced from $38M to $475,000

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | November 12, 2024

In following the law and the state constitution, Rockingham Superior Court Judge Andrew Schulman acknowledged he is failing to do justice by YDC abuse survivor David Meehan.

Courts & Corrections

Hanover Cop Who Faked Doctor’s Note Wins ‘Laurie List’ Appeal 

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | November 7, 2024

A retired Hanover police officer who forged a doctor’s note for extra pay is now likely to get taken off the Exculpatory Evidence Schedule, also known as the Laurie List, thanks to the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

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Ex-Sheriff Mark Brave Among Additions and Subtractions on New Laurie Listees

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | November 5, 2024

It comes as no surprise to see former Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave’s name on the latest public edition of the Exculpatory Evidence Schedule released out Tuesday by the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office.

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New DNA Results Coming in 1988 Sharon Johnson Murder Case

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | October 30, 2024

DNA testing is underway on evidence in the 1988 murder of Sharon Johnson, and Jason Carroll hopes the results will make him the first man in New Hampshire to prove that he was wrongly convicted of murder and is in fact innocent as he has claimed throughout the decades he has been imprisoned.

YDC Abuse Fund Pays Out $102M with Hundreds More Claims Coming

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | October 29, 2024

New Hampshire’s bill for decades of physical and sexual abuse in its juvenile detention system keeps growing.

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Mother Gets 53 Years in Prison for Murdering Son Elijah Lewis, 5

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | October 25, 2024

NASHUA — Danielle Dauphinais will be 91 years old by the time she’s eligible for parole now that she’s been sentenced to at least 53 1/2 years in prison for the murder of her son, Elijah Lewis.

Salem Police Deputy Chief Accused in Drinking Party Tip-Off

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | October 24, 2024

When Salem Police officers started hauling teens out of a house party this summer for alleged underage drinking, two of the alleged party goers were missing from the group of the detained: the two sons of Deputy Police Chief Shane Smith.

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Judge Losing Patience With Delays in Jail Sex Abuse Lawsuit

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | October 21, 2024

It’s been more than two years since two alleged sexual assault victims brought a civil lawsuit against Grafton County and former Corrections Officer Max Fournier, but the trial in that case is still years away at best.

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Corrections Department Ordered To Take Back Guard Nabbed in Hunting Probe

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | October 18, 2024

Corrections Officer Sgt. Gerald Williams learned that simply being accused of a crime is enough to get you fired from your job, even if the accusation never turns into a conviction.

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