DNA EXONERATIONS NATIONWIDE
Over the last few decades, certain advocates have been utilizing advances in the scientific testing of genetic materials. DNA testing of evidence in criminal cases has resulted in freedom for hundreds of prisoners across the United States who were wrongfully convicted. Many of these prisoners spent years behind bars -- some even faced the death penalty -- for crimes they didn't commit.
DNA Testing // Wrongful Conviction
Only a fraction of criminal cases involve biological evidence that can be subjected to DNA testing, and even when such evidence exists, it is often lost or destroyed after a conviction. Since they don’t have access to a definitive test like DNA, many wrongfully convicted people have a slim chance of ever proving their innocence.
These factors are not the only causes of wrongful conviction. Each case is unique and many include a combination of the above issues.
Common causes of wrongful convictions have affected real cases. These injustices could have been prevented.
— INNOCENCE PROJECT: http://www.innocenceproject.org
To date, more than 300 people in the United States have been exonerated by DNA testing, including 20 who served time on death row. These people served an average of 14 years in prison before exoneration and release
Support the Exonerated
Immediately upon release from prison, exonerees receive no federal or state funding and often lack basic necessities such as food, clothing, shelter and medical care. A donation, of any size, will provide exonerees with the support they need to rebuild their lives.
— INNOCENCE PROJECT: http://www.innocenceproject.org
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