Black people represent less than 15 percent of the U.S. population, but they account for more than half of all exonerations, according to a new report released today.
The National Registry of Exonerations releases an annual report each spring documenting trends in cases the previous year where people who have been convicted of crimes have subsequently been found guilty. Today's report delves into racial patterns of the 3,200 exonerations the registry has documented dating back to 1989.
