Prosecutorial Accountability | The Justice Project

Prosecutorial Accountability The Justice Project: "Recent studies reveal that prosecutorial misconduct is a systemic reality within the criminal justice system. In 2003, a study conducted by the Center for Public Integrity found that prosecutorial misconduct was a factor in dismissed charges, reversed convictions, or reduced sentences in at least, 2,012 cases since 1970. In 28 of those cases, involving 32 separate defendants, prosecutorial misconduct led to the wrongful conviction of innocent individuals. In 1999, a national study conducted by the Chicago Tribune found that between 1963 and 1999, the courts dismissed homicide convictions in 381 cases because prosecutors suppressed exculpatory evidence or presented false testimony."THE REASONS PROJECT?