Statistics:

• There have been more than 230 post-conviction DNA exonerations in the United States. Together they have served nearly 3,000 years in prison for crimes they didn’t commit.
• The first DNA exoneration took place in 1989. Exonerations have been won in 33 states; since 2000, there have been 167 exonerations.
• More than 15 people exonerated through DNA served time on death row.
• The average length of time served by exonerees is 12 years.
• The average age of exonerees at the time of their wrongful convictions was 26.

To learn more about the more than 200 DNA exonerees around the country, please visit the Innocence Project.