Essay On Wrongful Convictions
11. How do you feel about the fact that wrongful convictions occur in the United States?
• For every innocent person wrongfully convicted, a guilty person roams free. It is unsettling to know that thousands of people are wrongfully convicted resulting in thousands of guilty people still roaming the streets and flying under the radar. We continue to walk the streets with murderers and rapists while innocent men and women sit in prison and are even executed. It is sad to think how flawed our justice system can be. It is completely unacceptable for thousands of people to be convicted based on little to no evidence. Many wrongfully convicted people miss out on decades of their lives and their families’ lives, and even if they are exonerated it doesn’t account for all the lost time nor does it change the fact that …show more content…
What do you think should be done to help individuals who were wrongfully convicted?
• Personally I don’t think that anything can make up for the fact that these individuals have lost out on years of their lives and have been slandered. However, these individuals need assistance transitioning back into society and I think they should be given that on top of any counseling they might need. I also think that their record be completely wiped clean of that crime they were wrongfully convicted of.
13. In your opinion, what should the consequences be for other criminal justice officials who take part in a case of wrongful conviction?
• I think that criminal justice officials who knowingly take part in such misconduct should be tried for criminal content and sentenced to jail time. They should also lose their license or be fired from their position. Many prosecutors simply get a slap on the wrist for withholding evidence that could prove the defendant to be innocent because they are getting a conviction nonetheless. Many of these criminal justice officials knowingly participate in the wrongful conviction of innocent people and they should be tried
• For every innocent person wrongfully convicted, a guilty person roams free. It is unsettling to know that thousands of people are wrongfully convicted resulting in thousands of guilty people still roaming the streets and flying under the radar. We continue to walk the streets with murderers and rapists while innocent men and women sit in prison and are even executed. It is sad to think how flawed our justice system can be. It is completely unacceptable for thousands of people to be convicted based on little to no evidence. Many wrongfully convicted people miss out on decades of their lives and their families’ lives, and even if they are exonerated it doesn’t account for all the lost time nor does it change the fact that …show more content…
What do you think should be done to help individuals who were wrongfully convicted?
• Personally I don’t think that anything can make up for the fact that these individuals have lost out on years of their lives and have been slandered. However, these individuals need assistance transitioning back into society and I think they should be given that on top of any counseling they might need. I also think that their record be completely wiped clean of that crime they were wrongfully convicted of.
13. In your opinion, what should the consequences be for other criminal justice officials who take part in a case of wrongful conviction?
• I think that criminal justice officials who knowingly take part in such misconduct should be tried for criminal content and sentenced to jail time. They should also lose their license or be fired from their position. Many prosecutors simply get a slap on the wrist for withholding evidence that could prove the defendant to be innocent because they are getting a conviction nonetheless. Many of these criminal justice officials knowingly participate in the wrongful conviction of innocent people and they should be tried