Yes, there are a lot of people locked up unjustly . . . Sadly, many of social justice advocates ALSO mistakenly seem to believe that every prisoner is a patron saint and putting more ex-cons on to local streets is a mater of "equity" and not just another public safety threat that neighborhoods will have to endure for better & worse.
Of course, we share the more optimistic take a well . . .
"One man in Kansas and two others in Missouri walked out of prisons in 2023 after spending years behind bars for crimes they didn't commit. They joined 150 people who were exonerated nationwide — and a new report predicts that number will grow in the future.
"According to a just-released study from the National Registry of Exonerations, “official misconduct” of police, prosecutors or others in the system was the top reason for 118, or 77%, of the 2023 exonerations. A total of 2,230 years were lost to wrongful imprisonment, the report said."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Exonerations in the U.S. are slowly rising. 3 people were cleared in Kansas and Missouri last year
The National Registry of Exonerations says 153 innocent people were freed last year. A new report credits an increase on innocence organizations and conviction integrity units working on cases.
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