CAUSES OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS

No persons should be prosecuted and incarcerated for crimes they didn’t commit. Justice demands that we exonerate such persons and reform the criminal justice to avoid wrongful convictions in the first place. Below are several causes of wrongful convictions that we should end.

OFFICIAL

MISCONDUCT

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FALSE

CONFESSIONS

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INADEQUATE

REPRESENTATION

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MISTAKEN

EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY

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Wrongful Convictions By The Numbers

KNOWING THE FACTS ABOUT

WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS

The number of wrongful convictions in 2018 set a record as the federal government focuses on law and order. State governments seem to be following suit as the country tries to prosecute more and more people. This focus on law and order will inevitably increase the number of wrongful convictions.

151

Exonerations Nationwide In 2018

107

Official Misconduct Exonerations

16

Exonerations In Texas

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