What does “actual innocence” actually mean? It means quite simply that an innocent person has been wrongfully convicted for a crime that he/she did not commit. It is a subject-matter we have devoted significant attention to in recent years, given that 302 persons have been exonerated through DNA evidence since 1989. This past year alone we posted three articles trying to tackle and pin down this issue which stalks our criminal justice system like an Ebola virus (here, here, and here). Why the continued interest?
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