111 and Counting: Death Row Inmates Freed to Date
With the release today of Joseph Armine in Missouri, there have now been 111 inmates released from death row as a result of their innocence claims, according to the National Coalition Against the Death Penalty. If Nicholas Yarris is released in Pennsylvania, see the post just under this one, the number will be 112.
Far more often than we want to admit, we are convicting innocent people and sentencing them to death,” said Steven W. Hawkins, NCADP executive director. “This is absolutely chilling for three reasons. First, it is a life-wrecking experience for those who spend decades on death row for a crime they did not commit. Second, it means we quite likely are executing innocent people. And third, it means crimes are going unsolved, which constitutes a continued threat to public safety.”
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