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Last 25 yrs 87 men and women were released from death row not because of technicalities but new evidence
In 1996 alone 26 men were released from jail due to new evidence according the the doj study
If wrongly convicted the US will give u $500 per yr up to 10yrs no comp after 10yrs
In one example the state of Tennessee suppressed evidence to a mans innocence and the men that admitted guilt and also wrote sworn statements to the fact that Ralph Dewayne Brock was not present at the time of the murder were released yrs before him, the state of Tennessee paroled Mr. Brock in June 04
Every state in the United States is able to offer lesser sentences to confessed criminals if they will testify against there alleged coconspirators
If someone is actually guilty of the crime, serve there sentece every state but Washington will have them labeled as a convicted felon.
A conviction of a felony is basically a scarlet letter used by our society that promotes convicted crimals to return to a life of crime, in order to support themselves or family.
Our justice sysytem was based on the fact that they would rather have 10 guilty men go free than one innocent man be wrongfully convicted.
Our justice system uses scare tactics and evidence that they themselves know is false in order to conivce crimals to arrange a plee agreement or solidify the case that they believe
is true to a jury.
Very few people that are not able to fincaily defend themselves against a state can be wrongfully convicted, or given a harsher sentence.
People with to