New wrongful convictions database spurs hope of reforms, change in Canada
The majority of wrongful convictions stemming from false guilty pleas involve women, racialized people or people with cognitive challenges.
A review of his work released in 2007 by Ontario’s chief coroner looked at 45 child autopsies performed by Smith and cast doubt on the criminal convictions in 13 of the cases. Roach said he’s not certain the new commission will have either the resources or power to get at cases where someone is behind bars as the result of an imagined crime or false guilty plea.
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