Originally published: Journal of People’s Procuratorate
Publication date: 2015, Issue XI
Author: Barry Sheck
Translator: Zheng Li
Abstract: This article introduced the establishment and operation of the Innocence Project of New York and how DNA exonerations promoted the judicial reform in more effectively redressing wrongful convictions in the U.S. the author stressed that miscarriage of justice is inevitable and there is no silver bullet. However, the author suggested that strict evidentiary review and seeking for root causes in sentinel events are critical in preventing mistakes.