From the commentary: This is one woman's story, but there are so many others. Since 1989, some 2,991 inmates have been fully exonerated; of those, fewer than 300 are women. New DNA evidence helps mostly men in rape cases and stranger crimes. In 40% of the cases where women are cleared most of them involving accidental injuries to loved ones the ultimate finding is that no crime occurred.
The year was 1995. Kristine Bunch was a 22-year-old single mother, wrongly arrested and charged and ultimately sentenced to 60 years in prison. For an accident.
The federal trial of R&B star R. Kelly enters its second week in Chicago, with the prosecution shifting its focus away from graphic material shown last week. Monday's testimony focused on the singer's finances and alleged obstruction of justice conspiracy.
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