Top Ten Innocent People Sentenced
Unfortunately these people spent time even decades in jail for crime they didn't commit.The Top Ten
1 Sakae Menda
Arrested in 1948 for the murder of a priest and his wife, he was convicted in 1951, and spent thirty-four years in a solitary cell with virtually no human interaction, before finally being released, currently works as an activist. In 2007 he delivered a speech against the death penalty to the World Congress.
2 Colin Campbell Ross
3 John Thompson
4 Mahmood Hussein Mattan
5 Akabori Masao
6 Juan Roberto Melendez-Colon
7 Kirk Bloodsworth
8 Paul House
9 Gregorio Valero and Leon Sanchez
10 Gerry Conlon
The Contenders
11 Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically... read more
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically... read moreBAdd New Item