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 According to the Oxford English Dictionary the definition of exoneration means: To free from blame; to exculpate; also, to relieve from the blame or burden of; to relieve or set free from (blame, reproach).

 In 2014, more US prisoners were exonerated of crimes that they did not commit. This is higher number of exonerations than in any year since records began in 1989, indicating new resolve on the part of prosecutors and law enforcement to tackle the scourge of wrongful convictions across America.  Some 125 inmates were exonerated and released last year, marking the first time that the number has risen above 100 in a single 12-month period. In 2013, the total number of exonerations was 91.  The biggest reason behind the increase of exonerations is DNA testing. DNA testing was considered something of a novelty back in the 80’s and 90’s decade. However, with the improvement of technology innocent people who were imprisoned by just witness accounts, faux testimonies, and the lack of evidence have now been given the opportunity to win their freedom.  Organizations such as The Innocent Project and Death Penalty Information, and a myriad of others, work on the behalf of wrongly convicted. Although, DNA is helping free the innocent, cases where DNA isn’t present has proved to be arduous and time consuming.

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 During his 3,626 days behind bars, Brandon Redtailhawk Olebar said he imagined a day like the one that unfolded Friday because he knew he was innocent. But it wasn’t until the Innocence Project Northwest took up his case that he began to really visualize it.  Last year he was released from prison, and on Friday, as compensation for spending 10 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of robbery and burglary, Olebar was awarded $496,712 during a hearing in King County Superior Court that concluded with applause.

Reading the article how, I was happy to hear that someone was granted their freedom. I realize that the justice system as a whole in this country has some work to do. However, I find it truly disturbing how the justice system can place a value on the intangible, how can you allocate money for time lost?

 ELIGON, By JOHN. “New Efforts Focus on Exonerating Prisoners in Cases Without DNA Evidence.” The New York Times, February 8, 2009, sec. Section A; Column 0; Metropolitan Desk.  “Exoneration, N.” OED Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed June 27,  Discover the story of EnglishMore than 600,000 words, over a thousand years. (n.d.). Retrieved June 27, 2015, from  Harmon, Talia Roitberg, and William S. Lofquist. “Too Late for Luck: A Comparison of Post-Furman Exonerations and Executions of the Innocent.” Crime & Delinquency 51, no. 4 (October 1, 2005): 498– 520. doi: /  Hsu, Spencer S. “A Record Award - $9.2 Million - for Wrongful Imprisonment.” The Washington Post, February 28, 2015, sec. METRO.  ———. “Judge Urged to Reopen Murder Case.” The Washington Post. June 25, 2015, sec. METRO. Joan Biskupic.  “Court: Prisoners Don’t Have Right to Evidence; Roberts Says Access to DNA Testing Should Be Left for States to Decide.” USA TODAY, June 19, 2009, sec. NEWS.

 Kevin Johnson. “DNA Tests Fuel Urgency to Free the Innocent; New Efforts Underway Nationwide to Identify Wrongful Convictions.” USA TODAY, February 19, 2008, sec. NEWS.  Krimsky, Sheldon, and Tania Simoncelli. Genetic Justice: DNA Data Banks, Criminal Investigations, and Civil Liberties. New York: Columbia University Press, lebk&db=nlabk&AN= lebk&db=nlabk&AN=  Latour, Francie. “STATE LAGS IN AID FOR EXONERATED PRISONERS: [FOURTH Edition].” Boston Globe. April 20, 2002, sec. Metro/Region.  Miletich, Steve. “Man Exonerated after 10 Years in Prison Will Get $500,000.” The Seattle Times. Accessed June 26,  Olney, Maeve, and Scott Bonn. “An Exploratory Study of the Legal and Non-Legal Factors Associated With Exoneration for Wrongful Conviction The Power of DNA Evidence.” Criminal Justice Policy Review 26, no. 4 (June 1, 2015): 400–420. doi: /  “Rethink Capital Punishment. No One Benefits from the Death Penalty.” The Straits Times (Singapore), October 28, 2006, sec. ST FORUM - ONLINE STORY. H2JP&csi=270944,270077,11059,8411&hl=t&hv=t&hnsd=f&hns=t&hgn=t&oc=00240&perma=true H2JP&csi=270944,270077,11059,8411&hl=t&hv=t&hnsd=f&hns=t&hgn=t&oc=00240&perma=true  Richard Willing. “DNA to Clear 200th Person; Pace Picks up on Exonerations.” USA TODAY, April 23, 2007, sec. NEWS.  “Wrongly Convicted Walk Away with Scars.” USA TODAY, October 13, K0C5&csi=270944,270077,11059,8411&hl=t&hv=t&hnsd=f&hns=t&hgn=t&oc=00240&perma=true. K0C5&csi=270944,270077,11059,8411&hl=t&hv=t&hnsd=f&hns=t&hgn=t&oc=00240&perma=true  Zimring, Franklin E. The Contradictions of American Capital Punishment. Studies in Crime and Public Policy. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.