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Is it true that for every nine people executed in the US, there is one person exonerated? We ask if this is true, and how it differs from state to state.
Lawyer Bryan Stephenson recently claimed that for every nine people executed in the US, there is one person who has been exonerated. We ask if this is really true and how it differs from state to state. We also look at how many countries have the death penalty and how often they use it.
(Photo: Corridor in an abandoned penitentiary. Credit: Shutterstock)
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Mon 25 May 201512:50GMT
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