Tag: false confessions
Coerced Confession Law: 5 Key Legal Protections
Nearly 1 in 4 wrongful convictions in the U.S. involve false confessions, a staggering statistic that underscores the critical need for robust legal protections....
Police Use Tactics to Secure 80% of Confessions Without Evidence
Eighty percent of criminal cases in the U.S. rely on confessions, and a significant portion of these are obtained through police pressure tactics. This...
5 Common Factors Behind Wrongful Convictions in U.S. Courts
Over 2,800 wrongfully convicted individuals have been exonerated in the United States since 1989, according to the National Registry of Exonerations. These cases reveal...
Over 2,000 Exonerated: Understanding Wrongful Convictions
Over 2,000 individuals in the United States have been exonerated of crimes they did not commit, according to the National Registry of Exonerations. This...