According to the National Registry of Exonerations, wrongful convictions statistics show that the percentage of wrongful convictions is somewhere between 2% and 10%. Keeping in mind that there are over 2.3 million incarcerated people in the U. S., that means there's almost 50,000 to way over 200,000 innocent people behind bars.
Wrongful convictions statistics show false accusations are present in 70% of wrongful convictions. Perjury or false accusations are more common in murder cases. Withholding exculpatory evidence was present in 75% of wrongful convictions. In 93 of 143 exonerated cases, evidence was withheld at some point in the proceedings by the police or the prosecution. It’s present in 75% of homicide exonerations and in around 50% of other crimes not involving homicide.
Please keep the above Stats in mind as you listen to Andre Lee Nelson's Wrongful Conviction story. Andre Lee Nelson has served over 30 years in MDOC, he has never had an infraction or incident, and has maintain his stance of innocence his entire incarceration.
This week the family members of Andre Nelson will join us to discuss how a man who could not read nor write, with an IQ of 55.... which is considered intellectually disabled, write and sign a confession....
This series will take us on a journey of events that leads to Andre Lee Nelson incarceration.
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