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August 1, 2010 : 202 EXONERATED

Spanish Translation

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Innocence Project Benefit: A Celebration of Freedom & Justice April 24

2006 Annual Report: Recent Exonerees Tell Their Stories

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200 Exonerated, How Many More Wrongfull Convicted?

Jerry Miller was exonerated today in Chicago after serving 24 years in prison. He becomes the 200th person to be exonerated by DNA evidence. The 200 exonerees spent nearly a million nights in prison for crimes they didn't commit. It is now our duty to reform the system so this injustice doesn't happen to anyone else.

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The Innocence Project works to exonerate the wrongfully convicted through postconviction DNA testing; and develop and implement reforms to prevent wrongful convictions.