Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2026
ISSN
0026-5535
Publisher
University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
Language
en-US
Abstract
What makes a conviction wrongful? Developments in DNA science have led to a wave of exonerations over the past thirty years, revealing sources of error in the criminal legal process. Innocence organizations proliferated to represent people whose convictions could be overturned by newly discovered evidence. This is vital work for the individuals who are released and for the purpose of systemic change. At the same time, a focus on exonerations constructs a relatively narrow conception of wrongful convictions -- one that is synonymous with factual innocence.
Recommended Citation
Caitlin Glass & Julian Green,
The Innocence Trap
,
110
Minnesota Law Review
1183
(2026).
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