17 men wrongfully convicted in Dallas County, Texas, then cleared by DNA evidence. [View All]

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SEVENTEEN in one county alone? i'd say it's time for an over-zealous prosecutor to go to jail......

this is why i can NEVER support the death penalty.


DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- Wiley Fountain is homeless just five years after he walked out of prison an innocent man. He is one of the 17 men wrongfully convicted in Dallas County, Texas, then cleared by DNA evidence.

He was one of the lucky few to receive financial compensation from the state, but the $190,000 or so that made it into his pocket is long gone.

For awhile, Fountain wandered the streets of Dallas, looking for aluminum cans to trade in for cash. He earned the occasional meal by cleaning the parking lot of a restaurant. At night he had nowhere to go.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/19/dna.cleared/index.html