John Oliver takes a grim deep dive into wrongful convictions

The grim world of wrongful convictions is explored in a lot of true crime shows. What can be done to stop the problem in the U.S.?

In his latest Last Week Tonight segment, John Oliver attempts to tackle the question of whether innocent Black people are more likely to be convicted of murder than innocent white people.

Oliver argues that the U.S. should get rid of the law and have prosecutors conduct conviction integrity reviews. It feels like our system is guilty until proven rich or lucky.

We can't keep letting the most vulnerable be casualties of a system that cares more about quick and final decision than correct ones.

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