Death Penalty

185 Americans Wrongly Sentenced to Death Have Been Freed in the Last Half-Century

For every 8.3 executions in the United States, one innocent person on death row has been exonerated.

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deathrow2 | Illustration: Scott Shackford and Isaac Reese; Photo: Mississippi Innocence Project
(Illustration: Scott Shackford and Isaac Reese; Photo: Mississippi Innocence Project)
Infographic: Scott Shackford and Isaac Reese. Photo: Mississippi Innocence Project; Source: Death Penalty Information Center, Special Report: The Innocence Epidemic
(Infographic: Scott Shackford and Isaac Reese. Photo: Mississippi Innocence Project; Source: Death Penalty Information Center, Special Report: The Innocence Epidemic)