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April 17, 2009 |
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Wrongful Convictions
Reversals of wrongful convictions in U.S. courts are taking place at a rate of nearly one a week, according to specialists at two Midwestern law schools. In 2009, 67 people were exonerated; in 2010, 52; and in 2011, 40. The numbers come from the first and only online database on wrongful-conviction corrections, the National Registry of Exonerations, launched in May with information on 891 cases dating. . . .
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Document Citation
Wrongful convictions. (2009, April 17). CQ Researcher, 19, 345-372. Retrieved from http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/
Document ID: cqresrre2009041715
Document URL: http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2009041715
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