Last Friday was Wrongful Conviction Day.
In Minnesota, prisoner advocates estimate the number inmates serving time on wrongful convictions -- crimes they did not do -- to be at least 200.
The state's unit to review wrongful convictions closed in July with 160 cases still under investigation. 🧵
https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/minnesota-ends-conviction-review-unit-with-160-cases-still-under-investigation/
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