Justice is supposed to protect the innocent, but history shows us that sometimes, the system gets it terribly wrong. Around the world, there are shocking cases where innocent people were convicted — some spending decades in prison, some even executed — before the truth finally came out.…….CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Here are 10 of the most famous wrongful convictions that shook the world and forced society to rethink how justice works.
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1. George Stinney Jr. (USA, 1944)
At just 14 years old, George Stinney Jr. became the youngest person executed in the U.S. in the 20th century. Convicted of murdering two white girls after a rushed trial that lasted only a few hours, Stinney was executed by electric chair.
In 2014, 70 years later, a South Carolina judge vacated his conviction, declaring he had not received a fair trial.…….CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
