Record number of innocent prison inmates released last year over misconduct by police, prosecutors o

Petition updateQueens District Attorney Election: November 5, 2019 —Queens DA Primary Election RecountRecord number of innocent prison inmates released last year over misconduct by police, prosecutors o

Carlos FuerteNew York, NY, United States

Apr 23, 2019

A record number of people exonerated for crimes they did not commit were put in prison because of official police, prosecutorial, or government official misconduct, according to new data.

Eighty-four of the 139 exonerations involved misconduct, the numbers released by the National Registry of Exonerations showed.

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