Wrongful Convictions According to visual.ly, “The Sad Statistics Behind Wrongful Convictions,” shows that since 1989, 300 convictions have been overturned using DNA evidence. Seventeen wrongly convicted people were sentenced to death. The average person spent 13 years in prison before being released; approximately 3,944 years of prison have been served by innocent people. Last but not least, over the past 23 years, more than 2,000 wrongly convicted people have been exonerated. The explosion of resources for wrongful convictions shows the failure of the justice system, and it will continue to happen. The challenge facing the justice system now is not trying to stop wrongful convictions, but to minimize the number of miscarriages of justice that occur. Wrongful convictions constitute an extremely important case of social injustice. Wrongful convictions occur when the miscarriage of justice primarily condemns and punishes a person or a crime they did not commit. Again, wrongful convictions are the miscarriage of justice that occurs when the system convicts and punishes a person for a crime he or she did not commit. he did not commit. This person can be sent to prison, or even executed. Over the past 23 years, more than 2,000 cases of wrongful convictions have been exonerated. In prison today, many innocent people still have to serve time for what they didn't do. According to the University of Michigan Law School's website law.umich.edu, in the article "Causes of Wrongful Convictions." There are five majority causes of wrongful convictions. The first factor concerns eyewitness identification errors; it is the leading cause of wrongful convictions nationwide. Research shows that the human mind is...... middle of paper......seeking the appropriate compensation?. Np, and Web. March 17, 2014. .Bruce, Kanter. “The Cost of Wrongful Convictions.” Community Alliance. Np, June 1, 2013. Web. March 17, 2014. “How DNA Evidence Works.” Find the law. Np, and Web. March 17, 2014. .Sterbenz, Christina. “Innocent man released after 35 years has incredible outlook on life.” Business internal. Business Insider, Inc. October 18, 2013. Web. March 17, 2014. “Department of Justice, Law and Criminology.” Wrongful Conviction Prevention Project. Np, and Web. March 17. 2014. .