The American criminal justice system provides that a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven guilty. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always matter. In some cases, people are convicted of a crime they didn’t commit. In fact, some people have served time on death row, only to later be exonerated. According to the Innocence Project, DNA testing has led to the exoneration of 364 people in the United States, including 20 people who were sentenced to death prior to their exoneration. On average, the individuals exonerated through the use of DNA testing served 14 years in prison before … [Read more...]