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In February 1990, Virginia was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. 20 years later, Virginia's lawyer discovered that the prosecution's key witness, toxicologist James Ferguson, lied about his credentials, prompting a court to reverse Virginia's conviction. In April 2011, the prosecution dismissed the case. [210] Oct 24, 1988
Studies cited by the Innocence Project estimate that between 2.3% and 5% of all prisoners in the U.S. are innocent; [6] however, a 2017 study looking at convictions in the state of Virginia during the 1970s and 1980s and matching them to later DNA analysis estimates a rate of wrongful conviction at 11.6%.
The Innocence Project's mission is "to free the staggering number of innocent people who remain incarcerated, and to bring reform to the system responsible for their unjust imprisonment." [1] [30] The Innocence Project focuses exclusively on post-conviction appeals in which DNA evidence is available to be tested or retested.
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.
4 People, Including A Baby, Have Died In A Jail Run By Potential Trump Nominee Sheriff David Clarke The Huffington Post Read article >> A Deadly Virginia Jail Is Now Under Federal Investigation The Huffington Post Read article >> We Wanted To Find Troubled Jails, So We Counted The Bodies The Huffington Post Read article >>
The few months the former Stanford swimmer and convicted rapist will serve pales in comparison to the decades some innocent men spent in prison. These innocent people have spent more time in jail ...
State Senator Tony Navarrete (D) convicted of sexual relations with a minor. (2024) [9] State Senator Keith Bee (R) convicted of fraud. (2022) [10] State Representative Liz Harris (R) invited conspiracy theorists to speak before the Arizona House of Representatives and was accused by the State Senate of having “violated the integrity of the House,” and was expelled.
Malvo's Alford plea was treated as a guilty plea at his sentencing hearing, and he received a term of life in prison for charges of murder and attempted murder. [56] Jessie Misskelley, Jr., Arkansas, 2011, One of the West Memphis Three. [31] Along with Echols and Baldwin, he was convicted of the 1993 murders of three 8-year-old boys in 1994.