All counties were to provide houses of detention to replace pillories, stocks, etc. Incarcerated more than France, Great Britain, Germany, Japan, Singapore, and Netherlands combined. California leads the way. Over half occur in Texas and Virginia alone. Northwestern University law school uncovered 75 cases where a death row inmate was released due to a finding of wrongful conviction.
Judges typically assign capital cases to inexperienced or mediocre defense attorneys.
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