DNA evidence casts doubt on Henry Jamerson’s rape conviction after 24 years in prison. Prosecutors are fighting efforts to clear his name.
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A new discovery follows years of claims that the evidence had been destroyed. The victim says doubts about the case always haunted her.
  • cannibalkitteh@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    10 months ago

    The fact that the state can just wrongly keep someone in prison for over a quarter of a lifetime really makes me doubt the carceral system as a whole.

    • FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world
      2·
      10 months ago

      The second season of making a murderer illustrates this to a painful degree. Multiple federal judges dismissed the kids confession as coerced but the state just flat refused to admit they’re wrong and let him out until a judge forced his release a couple months ago…after spending half his life behind bars for something he didn’t do.