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Wrongfully Convicted Inmate Freed From Death Row in Lousiana

By Jeralyn, Section Innocence Cases
Posted on Fri Sep 28, 2012 at 08:01:40 PM EST
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The 141st wrongfully convicted death row inmate in the U.S. was released from jail today after serving 15 years for a crime he didn't commit. Damon Thibodeaux, now 38, left prison today. The cause of his wrongful conviction: A false confession. Later DNA testing excluded him as the perpetrator of the crime.

Nationally, DNA has freed 18 wrongfully convicted death row inmates.

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    and yet, they'll keep right on (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by cpinva on Fri Sep 28, 2012 at 08:28:32 PM EST
    sentencing them. i guess they figure, if they sentence enough people to death, statistically the odds are they're bound to get one right on occasion.

    actually... (1.33 / 3) (#2)
    by diogenes on Fri Sep 28, 2012 at 09:29:30 P