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Black people are seven times more likely to be wrongfully convicted of a serious offense, including murder, than white people, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Registry of Exonerations.
In addition, Black people fall victim to police misconduct at a greater rate and experience longer prison times before exoneration, the report found.
The study, which analyzes exonerations for murder, sexual assault and drug crimes since 1989, highlights drug crime exonerations as … Read the rest