A report from the National Registry of Exonerations revealed that in 2013, at least 87 people were exonerated—the highest annual figure in the past 25 years. The report also broke the numbers down, and detailed analysis revealed that there isn't much to celebrate:
As Gawker notes, the report points out that murder and assault convictions make up for most of the exonerations because the resources available to revisit old cases typically focuses on those with the heaviest penalties.
Furthermore, everyone exonerated last year was convicted 12 years earlier, "on average." Some were convicted up to 30 years prior. Glorify that if you want to.
[via Gawker]
