America Executed This Man for a Crime He Did Not Commit

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America Executed This Man for a Crime He Did Not Commit by Andrew Cohen for The Atlantic Carlos DeLuna was put to death in December 1989 for a murder in Corpus Christi. But he didn’t commit the crime. Today, his case reminds us of the glaring flaws of capital punishment. Read more. (For more on the incarceration—and occasional exoneration—of innocent people, read PRISM magazine’s “Freed to Speak” by Janell Anema.) Send an email to the Public Policy editor. Check out more Public Policy.

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