Sentences with phrase «correct wrongful convictions»

We also help enact laws that prevent and make it easier to correct wrongful convictions.

Among his many initiatives, he created a model for correcting wrongful convictions, instituted a marijuana policy that would later be replicated citywide and started a summons forgiveness program that would also be instituted in several other jurisdictions.

We know how difficult correcting wrongful convictions is, which is why we also work to prevent them in the first place.

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For example, conviction review units have been set up by prosecutors throughout the U.S. for the sole purpose of making certain that wrongful convictions are identified and corrected.