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THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED

THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED. WHAT’S GOING ON?. Where Are They? How Many? Who Are They?. How Have They Been Affected?. WHERE ARE THEY?. There have been 292 post-conviction DNA exonerations in the United States • Exonerations have been won in 36 states.

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THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED

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  1. THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED

  2. WHAT’S GOING ON? Where Are They? How Many? Who Are They? How Have They Been Affected?

  3. WHERE ARE THEY? • There have been 292 post-conviction DNA exonerations in the United States• Exonerations have been won in 36 states

  4. HOW MANY? 225 exonerations since 2000 17 served time on death row 15 were charged with capital crimes but not sentenced to death

  5. WHO ARE THEY? Race of the 292 exonerees 181African Americans85Caucasians21Latinos2 Asian American4 unknown

  6. HOW HAVE THEY BEEN AFFECTED? • 13 years - the average length of time served by exonerees • 3,839 - the total number of years served • 27 - the average age of exonerees at the time of their wrongful convictions

  7. WHO ARE THEY? http://youtu.be/N1ET2_ucn5U

  8. They’re everday citizens caught in a broken justice system.

  9. SOURCES • http://www.innocenceproject.org • https://www.law.northwestern.edu/cwc/ www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/prisoner.html/ www.printmag.com Mp3lemon.org

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