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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%. [7]
Black and white people are exonerated at very similar extremely low rates when compared to their prison populations and convictions per race. As of 1/1/2025 black people were exonerated 1938 times over the last 36 years, starting in 1988 when record keeping began. Black exonerations average to 53/ year.
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 ...
Steven Avery was exonerated in 2003 after serving 18 years in prison for sexual assault [56] [57] Following his release, he was convicted of murder. [58] [59] Cornelius Dupree was convicted of sexual assault and robbery in 1980 and was exonerated in 2011 by the Innocence Project through DNA evidence. [60] [61]
That means that despite studies showing that Black and white people use drugs at similar rates, innocent Black people are 19 times more likely to be convicted of drug crimes than innocent white ...