Exonerated Facts And Figures

Over 400 exonerees in our country have proven their innocence and been released from prison after having been convicted of crimes they did not commit. On average, they serve more than 12 years in prison before release. (Life After Exoneration)


California Fact Sheet
Number of Active LAEP Exonerees: 25
Average Length of Time wrongfully convicted and spent in prison: 12 years
Number of Children Affected: unknown
Underemployed: 46%
Financially Dependent on others: 46%
No Health Insurance: 54%
Have Basic Needs: 50%
Compensated: 27%

(Life After Exoneration)


Texas Fact Sheet
Number of Active LAEP Exonerees: 6
Number of Semi -active LAEP Exonerees: 5
Total Texas Exonerees assisted by LAEP: 11
Number Awaiting Services: 25
Average Length of Time wrongfully convicted and spent in prison: 12 years
Number of children affected: unknown
Underemployed: 46%
Financially Dependent on others: 46%
No Health Insurance: 54%
Have Basic Needs: 50%
Compensated: unknown

(Life After Exoneration)

Since 1989, more than 200 prisoners have been exonerated by DNA evidence in the United States. (New York Times)

List of The Exonerated

Average number of years between being sentenced to death and exoneration: 9.5 years
Number of cases in which DNA played a substantial factor in establishing innocence: 16
(DeathPenaltyInfo.org)