Just a short
post today; there’s a great article in the Washington Post about wrongful
convictions; here’s an excerpt:
“The average time served for the 1,625 exonerated individuals in
the registry is more than nine years. Last year, three innocent murder
defendants in Cleveland were exonerated 39 years after they were convicted — they
spent their entire adult lives in prison — and even they were lucky: We know
without doubt that the vast majority of innocent defendants who are convicted
of crimes are never identified and cleared.”
Check it out, it’s worth a
read.
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