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Another Exoneration

By Michael Blankenship

Acting at the recommendation of a special state innocence commission ? the only one of its kind in the nation ? a panel of North Carolina judges ruled Wednesday that a man was wrongfully convicted of murdering a prostitute in 1991 and freed him after 16 years in prison. Read more... Another exoneration. Another day of news reporting. Pretty soon newspapers will have to add a new section - sports, business, opinion, wrong convictions. Public confidence in the criminal justice system reside at 28% -quite a lot; 25% - very little; 45% - some; and 2% none. Public support for capital punishment continues to decline. You think that the almost daily reports of wrongful convictions might play a role in undermining the public's confidence? While I am grateful for the work of organizations that represent the interests of the wrongfully convicted, it is very disheartening to realize that the states and the federal government are largely failing to remedy this problem...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Justice Gambit on February 18, 2010 (boomark / email).