"More US prisoners were exonerated of crimes that they did not commit in 2014 than in any year since records began in 1989, indicating new resolve on the part of prosecutors and law enforcement to tackle the scourge of wrongful convictions across America.
Some 125 inmates were exonerated and released last year, marking the first time that the number has risen above 100 in a single 12-month period. In 2013, the total number of exonerations was 91.
The record number, as recorded by the National Registry of Exonerations, points to the nationwide spread of so-called “conviction integrity units” – dedicated teams of experts set up in largely city-based jurisdictions to consider possible miscarriages of justice. There are now 15 such units in the country. Six were created last year alone."
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