innocenceproject

This is the Innocence Project. Reporting on behalf of the wrongly accused

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Lots of wrongly convicted men have to do with tape cases. That is why proper DNA testing is so important to a case.

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Marvin Lamont Anderson was innocent and spent 20 years in jail. He was wrongly accused of robbery, sodomy, abduction and rape.

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In 1978, Kenneth Adams was wrongly convicted of rape and double homicide. He was sentenced 75 to life. It took 18 years to be exonerated.

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Joseph Lamont Abbitt was exonerated on Sept. 2, 2009 in North Carolina after serving 14 years in prison for crimes he did not commit.

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it was easily for the judge and jury to misinterpret the information and wrongly convict the accused.

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Yes, lots of the cases worked on by the Innocence Project are from 20 plus years ago but because technology wasn't great back then,

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Many men and some women have been the victim of being wrongly accused and have done the time in jail... How is this fair?

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The Innocence Project was founded in 1992 and has been raising awareness and helping more and more people since then.

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There have been 329 post-convicted DNA exonerations in the United States so far.... How many more are still suffering?

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Do you know someone who has been wrongly convicted? It impacts not only their life greatly but the people in the community as well

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A team of lawyers, writers, directors, actors, visual artists and musicians support and help raise awareness about the wrongful convictions

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http://t.co/jjoZ3g9gqf is the link to their website where tremendous amount of information can be found on all of the cases worked.

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Having a correct criminal justice system means a better future for everyone

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They are special because they use DNA testing to prove the accused innocence and reform the criminal justice system at the same time

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The Innocence Project is a national litigation and public organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted individuals