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Criminal Injustice: A Cost Analysis of Wrongful Convictions, Errors & Failed Prosecutions in California's Criminal Justice System

Criminal Injustice: A Cost Analysis of Wrongful Convictions, Errors & Failed Prosecutions in California's Criminal Justice System

This report documents mistakes, incompetence, and malfeasance in our criminal justice system.  Not only are these systemic errors expensive—costing taxpayers an estimated $282 million adjusted for inflation—they also have serious and lifelong consequences on the people subject to these flawed prosecutions.