Innocence Project Event - The Wrongfully Convicted

Seventeen people who served decades in prison for crimes they didn't commit were honored in April, 2007 at an Innocence Project Event. These are their stories. Learn more at www.innocenceproject.org.

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[pjwraith]

I am tearful as I watch this video. My brother-n-law is in prison for shaking a baby. He is completely innocent, the evidence against him is weak, and the investigation was incomplete. Our family is torn apart and at a loss of what to do. Our pockets are not deep so there is no way to pay a lawyer and re-open his case. We are praying and fighting in our own way, everyday.

[jamesflunker]

up to 25 years wrongfully spent in prison this is so horrible. what compensation do they get?

[keerashay]

How does this happen? Well, it may shock you. Courts are not a room where morality and character are judged like we read in books and see on TV. Courts are for-profit corporations. Proof? Every court has a Dunn & Bradstreet number. Every crime has what is called a "penal sum", which is essentially the "monetary value" of a crime. When a conviction is made, BONDS are created based on type of crime and become investments for the state. They are sold and traded.

Convictions = Money.

[phillipgaley]

, . . . hopefully, . . . the police and prosecutors are helping to correct their mistakes, . . .

[joseaod15]

I can't belive this shit happens. The system needs to change

[monica24b]

they shouldn't destroy evidence

[jerramy]

@jamesflunker In the state of Texas they give 80,000 tax free for every year of wrongful imprisonment, that means for 25 yrs he would have got 2,240,000, but did HE get it?

[gjc82071]

I often wonder not only how many innocent people are in prison @ any given time, but how many are on death row & most importantly how many have been executed, or, "murdered". IMO the execution of an innocent human being, is "murder". I also believe that an "innocent" person, sentenced to prison or death, has a god given right to do whatever they can, any & EVERYTHING up to & including the taking of as many lives as necessary, to free themselves from their illegal captors/kidnappers/murderers.

[lisannmartinez]

These wrongful convictions happen more that one would like to think.

[davidcattoor]

Here's the way things really are....States know that people are being free-cased. They just don't care. The system will cover for itself until ALOTof media starts digging. Why? You can say it's to stop 'POTENTIAL' crime from occuring or whatever reason you like. But, also look at the profit margin from rapidly growing prison industries. Guess who gets released early? The inmates that cause trouble. Why? Cause the state will get more tax dollars for re-arresting them later. It's all about $!

[LMNGRL88]

Innocent people go to prison way more often than people would like to think

[springthunderboxer]

Judge puts someone in jail despite obvious evidence that judge and everyone involved should be sentenced as well