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National Innocence Project numbers related to exonerations

Statistics of first 250 people exonerated through DNA tests

as reported by the national Innocence Project

African Americans — 60%
Latinos — 8%
Caucasians — 29%
Under the age of 18 when they were wrongfully convicted — 6%
Under the age of 22 when they were wrongfully convicted — 21%
Served at least one-third of their lives in prison before exoneration — 47%
Served time on death row — 17
Average age at time of wrongful conviction — 27
Average age at time of exoneration — 42
Were convicted of sexual assault — 84%
Were convicted of murder — 29%
Were convicted of both sexual assault and murder — 16%
Pled guilty to crimes they did not commit — 19

 

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