The legal system allows individuals to be imprisoned for life based solely on unverified accusations without a thorough investigation.

“it's that easy and I'm proof of it is that easy for somebody just to say you did something he did it oh it has to be true throw the book at him let's not even look into it let's not even investigate him let's not do any bit of leg work”

The judicial system is flawed because it relies on unreliable evidence and may deliberately ignore proof of innocence to secure convictions.

“they fabricated evidence and changed things to fit me into the crime [ __ ] hell they convicted us and I was destined to spend the rest of my life in prison for the crimes I didn't commit”

Erico Montalvo argues that he was unjustly charged with first-degree murder as an act of systemic bias rather than a reflection of the actual evidence.

“They wasn't respecting my fourth amendment right. They had no proof that I had any ties, any motive, or any premeditation to these people to do what I did but was able to charge me with first degree murder.”

Wrongful conviction cases like Peter Sullivan's are an embarrassing travesty of justice.

“It's embarrassing. I feel a little bit ashamed to be British in this one. This is This is Yeah, this is not right. This is not right at all.”

Kent McGowen maintains his total innocence regarding the shooting he was convicted for and claims he was a victim of a corrupt judicial system.

“I did nothing wrong cuz we stupidly sat silent for 34 years. Yeah. My name is Ken McGawan. I was a law enforcement officer in Texas working with the Harris County Sheriff's Office. I was involved in a line of duty self-defense shooting uh set up by some uh very corrupt lawman over a personal vendett”

The causes of wrongful conviction are well-known and data-backed, so states should enact legislative reforms to address these specific deficiencies.

“My point in saying all of this is that the causes of wrongful conviction are known but we don't see all the states and the federal government like enact legislative reforms to address all of these concerns”

Diverse participation in jury pools is a critical, actionable step for the public to influence outcomes and address wrongful convictions.

“Show up to jury duty, y'all. Y'all y'all You just don't know man, if if we get a jury pool that is that is diverse, right? We now control a lot of the outcomes, man. Show up.”