“According to a 2003 study… average of twenty per year.” Gross, Samuel R. Exonerations In The United States 1989 Through 2003. University of Michigan Law School, 2004.
“Gross’s study found an average of forty exonerations overall per year from 2001 to 2003.” Gross, Samuel R. Exonerations In The United States 1989 Through 2003. University of Michigan Law School, 2004.
“… where ‘post-conviction DNA testing of evidence can yield conclusive proof of innocence.’” The Innocence Project: Main Page. July, 2005.
Chebium, Raju. “Innocence Project credited with expanding awareness of DNA testing in law enforcement.” CNN Online, December 2000.
viii.2: Life After Exoneration
“In a survey of exonerees conducted by LAEP, a majority cited employment as their most urgent concern.”
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“It’s estimated that one-third of exonerees… known to be homeless…”
Life After Exoneration Program survey (unpublished), 2005.