Is There a Cure for Wrongful Convictions?
How many innocent military service members languish in prison for crimes they did not commit? With little to no help from outside organizations the numbers are likely staggering. “The main reasons behind wrongful convictions are ineffective assistance of counsel, false testimony, police and prosecutorial misconduct, misidentification, junk science, false confessions, and evidence suppression (including DNA evidence). According to the National Registry of Exonerations, last year saw a new record, with an [...]