Go to the following website:
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http://www.wrongfulconvictionlawyers.com/state-sta…
Look under state statutes and list the state that you feel has the fairest award for a wrongful conviction. Don’t just consider the state with the most money, also consider the restrictions and support services available to the freed “prisoner.” Explain your response.
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State |
Statute Basics(Eligibility) |
Support Services and money |
Restrictions |
Next, go to the following website: http://www.innocenceproject.org/
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Click on “The Cases” at the top of the website and browse through all the individuals who were wrongfully committed. Select 1 person’s story that moved you and answer the following questions:
Name:
Conviction and time served:
Evidence used to convict the defendant:
Evidence presented to overturn conviction:
Monetary Compensation:
Value of life: your opinion:
What determines a person’s worth? Is this fair? How would you change the system to make it more fair or is it impossible to assign a value to a human life? Would it matter if this person had been sentenced as a juvenile? Would it make any difference? Discuss. 8-10 sentences
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