A record 125 people were exonerated last year in the U.S. after being falsely convicted of crimes, according to a new report. The number surpasses the previous record of 91 set in 2013.
Much of the increase was due to one county in Texas. Thirty-three people in Harris County had their drug convictions thrown out after lab tests found they tested negative for the presence of illegal substances.
The report noted that almost all exonerations for drug crimes across the U.S.
from Rhode Island Public Radio http://ift.tt/1BkRtqZ
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