Posted on Wednesday, August 06, 2014 at 10:03 am CDT
According to statistics released by the National Registry of Exonerations, there are currently more than 2,000 false convictions on file with the database which tracks prisoners exonerated in the U.S. of serious crimes. In addition to these false convictions, researchers compiling the database discovered an additional 1,100 additional cases where convictions were overturned due to police corruption scandals, the majority of which involved planted evidence on innocent victims.
Source: The Law Office of James Medows