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Old November 28, 2008, 10:19 PM   #18
sholling
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Hundreds? Let's see 'em! I think it rather rare, but I'm always open to being educated.
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Originally Posted by Innocence Project
There have been 225 post-conviction DNA exonerations in United States history. These stories are becoming more familiar as more innocent people gain their freedom through postconviction testing.
The Innocence Project is privately funded the resources that they can bring to bear to free the wrongly convicted are limited. They are also hindered by prosecutors that fight tooth and nail to keep DNA evidence from being tested and admitted in an appeal. Keeping these facts in mind I think it's safe to assume that they have barely scratched the surface of a national tragedy.
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