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I forgot the exact numbers we used for this exercise but we did a standard hypothesis test on wrongful convictions in my stat 101 class and even mathematically, only 95% convictions are “rightful”. So essentially there is 5% innocent people. The 5% mainly consist of the poor and/or non-white.


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