'misapplied Justice' Causes Innocent To Suffer

Opinion contributor, USA Today: Opinion
Tue, 05/08/2018 - 7:38pm

It's estimated that about 20,000 people in prison have been falsely convicted, with blacks wrongfully incarcerated at higher rate than whites

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