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(67,190 posts) Tue Jun 12, 2012, 11:06 AM Jun 2012

How innocent people land in prison [View all]

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/06/12/151901/commentary-how-innocent-people.html

Posted on Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Foon Rhee | The Sacramento Bee

David Quindt can't escape the 15 months he spent in Sacramento County jail for a murder he didn't commit.

He moved all the way to Hawaii for a fresh start, yet he doesn't want to completely forget. Each semester, he tells his story to law school students to "open their eyes" about how criminal justice in America can go terribly wrong.

Now, Quindt has his own little piece of the new National Registry of Exonerations, the most complete database of its kind ever, about 900 cases since 1989 – and counting.

These exonerations "point to a much larger number of tragedies that we do not know about" because there are many more people who are falsely convicted but aren't able to exonerate themselves, say those who compiled the registry at the University of Michigan and Northwestern University law schools.

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How innocent people land in prison [View all] NNN0LHI Jun 2012 OP

Bookmarked to read later. Reminds me of Grisham's THE INNOCENT MAN. raccoon Jun 2012 #1

I highly recommend searching Google for a man by the name of Jon Burge NNN0LHI Jun 2012 #3

My lord. I just did. nt raccoon Jun 2012 #8

To protect the innocent libodem Jun 2012 #2

I can think of a few reasons how innocent people land in jail. no_hypocrisy Jun 2012 #4

How about being an Occupier (or leftist of any stripe) and seeking to coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #9

You touched upon many reasons. I can think of more, including AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #12

And in an other way. zeemike Jun 2012 #14

Having no money to pay a detective or investigator to really check the facts. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #19

How about prosecuters who want to win, no matter what? n/t Populist_Prole Jun 2012 #5

Some are reporting that the number of compiled exonerations is even higher. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #6

And then there are the huge numbers who plead 'guilty' to coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #7

And if you claim innocence, you are disallowed parole. WingDinger Jun 2012 #10

One must also consider the current "Plea" method in courts Xyzse Jun 2012 #11

I know I've told this tale before; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #22

I believe you Xyzse Jun 2012 #25

I've seen it firsthand! Uben Jun 2012 #13

I have advocated a strategy ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #15

Hear Hear, Sir! The Magistrate Jun 2012 #17

I would say ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2012 #18

I'd vote for that. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #20

The War on Drugs duhneece Jun 2012 #16

America has exploited an industry by warehousing humans for profit. sorefeet Jun 2012 #21

Google 'The Reid technique' TrogL Jun 2012 #23

Recommended~n/t me b zola Jun 2012 #24