The federal lawsuit points to a “widespread practice” of officers who forced false identifications from witnesses and routinely buried evidence ahead of trials.
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After winning the maximum settlement from Massachusetts, a Roxbury man who was unjustly incarcerated for 15 years filed a federal civil rights lawsuit, claiming he, like many others, was framed by the Boston Police Department.
“Time and again, innocent men were convicted of serious offenses, including rape and murder, and imprisoned for decades based on unreliable and fabricated identification evidence,” the lawsuit said…