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

UC Magazine's Ohio Innocence Project stories

• UC Magazine's big feature on Ohio Innocence Project
• Godsey on why the innocent confess
• UC hosts first international innocence conference 
• Elkins thanks UC students for his freedom 
• “Dateline” looks at the OIP efforts to get Nancy Smith exonerated 
• UC students help free David Ayers
  
• Dewey Jones set free in 2014.
• Author John Grisham supports Ohio Innocence Project’s efforts 
• Justice fuels law students' work with real clients 
• Complete list of all wrongfully convicted freed by OIP