The death penalty.(Northwestern University Law School conference reveals that 75 American men and women who were sentenced to death were later found to be innocent)(Brief Article)
Economist (US), The, November, 1998
One in seven wasn't guilty
CHICAGO
SOME time between Thanksgiving and Christmas, the United States will execute its 500th prison inmate since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. With luck, the convict who draws that landmark noose, switch, injection or gas pellet will actually be guilty.
A conference this November at Northwestern University Law School in Chicago highlighted a striking fact related to capital punishment: since 1976, 75 American men and women have been convicted of capital crimes, sentenced to death, and later found innocent-roughly one for every seven prisoners who have been executed. The three-day conference brought together 30 of those released from death row, some of whom came within hours of their appointment with...
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