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The 153 Exonerations in 2023 Include 19 Resulting From Threats or Sentences of Death
by Casey J. Bastian
The Death Penalty Policy Project (“DP3”) analyzed exoneration data compiled by the National Registry of Exonerations (“NRE”) for 2023. The results are disturbing. Another 153 convicted people were exonerated. At least 19 resulted from either them or a witness being threatened with death. A total ...
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