Judicial errors in the US: over 200 people wrongly imprisoned – 4,100 years behind bars

The release of Douglas Stewart Carter after 41 years on death row in Utah highlights the ongoing problem of wrongful convictions in the US. Organizations like the Innocence Project have documented over 200 exonerations, many involving DNA evidence that debunked flawed eyewitness accounts or coerced confessions. These cases, including the landmark exoneration of Kirk Bloodsworth, have sparked national debates regarding the reliability of human memory and investigative practices, as innocent individuals have spent over 4,100 years wrongfully imprisoned.