Wrongful Convictions and DNA Exonerations: Understanding the Role of . . . It identifies 133 DNA exoneration cases (39 percent), from the same pool of cases identified by the Innocence Project, in which forensic science is a contributing factor Table 1 lists information on the 24 discrepant cases A review of each of these cases, including case narratives from both the Innocence Project and NRE and internet articles
Addressing the Impact of Wrongful Convictions on Crime Victims Victims and stakeholders agreed that the original crime victims should not be blindsided by the exoneration or find out after the wrongfully convicted individual has been released Victims and stakeholders stressed that the crime victims are often unfamiliar with the criminal justice system and need information explaining the exoneration process
Five Things About Reentry - National Institute of Justice Reentry is a term coined by former director of the National Institute of Justice Jeremy Travis Correctional confinement includes jails, which are facilities generally operated under the authority of a sheriff, police chief, or county or city administrator where individuals are awaiting trial, arraignment, or some other sentencing disposition or are serving a short sentence (typically less
Just Wrong: The Aftermath of Wrongful Convictions Timeline text: 2009, Exoneration after eleventh appeal Fernando Bermudez: I had gotten arrested at 22 and I was 40 years old November 2009 And the judge asked me to rise and I felt my knees buckling And the judge says, “In this case, I, the court, hereby declare Fernando Bermudez actually innocent ” He said actually innocent
Study of Victim Experiences of Wrongful Conviction Case factors, such as victims' participation in the original trial (e g , misidentifying the wrongfully convicted person), the availability of DNA evidence during the exoneration, and the identification and prosecution of the actual offender were also associated with the characteristics of victim experiences
NIJ Listening Sessions With Victims and Exonerees of Wrongful . . . Overall, the listening sessions revealed that, currently, there is no systematic response to the needs of original victims and exonerees of wrongful convictions The services offered to original crime victims are inadequate and do not address the revictimization often experienced during the exoneration process