race
Based on the pie chart, how many convicted prisoners have been exonerated by DNA evidence since 1989?
Nearly 60% of 235 convicted prisoners.
What’s wrongful conviction?
An innocent person is convicted.
What’s exoneration?
An official process clears a wrongful conviction based on evidence of innocence.
Race can help shape who is ___, whos evidence is believe, and who’s case is later _____.
Suspected; corrected.
What’s the innocence project?
an organization that investigate and litigate innocence claims and advocate for reform.
The exact error rate is ____
Unknownable.
Based on the 3,2000 exonerations, what’s the estimated false conviction risk?
7 times
Based on the data chart, homicide has the highest number of cases (T/F)
True.
What’s the longest incarceration served before exoneration?
48 years, 1 month, 17 days
Race may operate differently through mechanism such as…
Crime type, the evidence, and the institutions involved
wrongful convictions are public safety failures factors:
1. Actual perpetrator remains free
2. original victim/survivor may be denied real Accountability
3. Public pays for incarceration, litigation, compensation, reinveestigation, and additional fees.
Every qualifying ____ experienced a wrongful conviction, but not every _____ ______ person becomes an exoneree.
Exoneree; wrongfully convicted
Which race has the highest wrongful convictions in the U.S. population?
Black Americans; 53% black exonerees
What do wrongful convictions cost?
$6.1m average of one wrongful conviction, $1,334 per day of wrongful incarceration, $1.5m in the first year.
What’s the total cost for 85 exonerations?
$214 million