# data[].attributes.body
James Bain was barely an adult when he was convicted with child sex abuse. The young boy was kidnapped from his home and dragged to a near by baseball field. It was there where he was raped. He told authorities that the man had bushy sideburns and mustache. Then a family told the authorities that the description fit the description of a man they knew. That man was James Bain

# data[].attributes.headline
Evidenced Used: Photo Lineup and Blood analysis

# data[].attributes.subject
Evidenced Used: Photo Lineup and Blood analysis

# data[].attributes.body
James Bain was threw into a photo lineup of five people. Only he and another man had a mustache and sideburns in that photo lineup. James Bain was identified as the attacker by the boy. They used the semen sample see if Bain's blood matched the blood type left at the scene. The Blood type left at the scene was blood type B. James Bain is Blood type AB but prosecutors claimed that he had a weak A and could not be excluded from the crime

# data[].attributes.body
This crime was committed on March 4th, 1974. James Bain was convicted on August 23rd, 1974 and wasn't exonerated until December 17, 2009. James served 35 years before being exonerated. That was more time than any other person exonerated through DNA evidence. He was 19 when convicted and 54 when exonerated,

# data[].attributes.body
The Trial occurred before DNA Testing was available. However The blood sample test they did was inaccurate. They claimed James Bain had a weak A in his blood type which was incorrect. James Bain had a strong A and should have been excluded from the investigation from this point on,

# data[].attributes.headline
Where James was at the time of the crime

# data[].attributes.subject
Where James was at the time of the crime

# data[].attributes.body
James told authorities he was watching television with his sister at the time of the crime. His sister told the authorities the same story.

# data[].attributes.body
James Bain was compensated with $1.75 million dollars, $50,000 for each year he served in prison

# data[].attributes.body
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVVG8oCpkM4

# data[].attributes.body
I think James Bain showed a great level perseverance. Many would have quit and gave up on so much in life but in 2001 James began to seek DNA evidence. He believed he still could find a way out and he did. He missed so much of what life had to offer. I'm proud of James for how he was determined during this ordeal.

# data[].attributes.body
The innocence project was created for people who were wrongfully convicted of a crime. They use DNA evidence to prove people's innocence and to prevent future wrongful convictions.

# data[].attributes.body
The innocence project tries to fix the policies in place so that people can have a greater trust in the justice system. They provide better equipment so that prosecutors can catch the real suspect. They provide better DNA evidence to ''avoid wrongful arrest". They promote laws so that people can have post conviction DNA sampling.  There website says, "Our policy work addresses each of the contributors to wrongful convictions –eyewitness misidentification, misapplication of forensic science,  false confessions, unreliable jailhouse informant testimony, and inadequate defense."

# data[].attributes.body
The innocence project claims that there first priority is to improve the reliability and accuracy of forensic science. They provide resources to lawyers and others so they can educate themselves about wrongful conviction and DNA testing. They plan to teach people about the power that science has in crime scene investigations

# data[].attributes.headline
My personal opinion about the national effort to halt all executions in which DNA evidence has not been analyzed.

# data[].attributes.subject
My personal opinion about the national effort to halt all executions in which DNA evidence has not been analyzed.

# data[].attributes.body
I think this is a great plan. No one should be convicted of a crime with any amount of reasonable doubt and without DNA testing I believe you have reasonable doubt.

# data[].attributes.body
I figured out that not all states compensate the wrongly convicted. In fact 15 states do not compensate the wrongly convicted including pennsylvania. These people who have been proven innocent through DNA testinh have been in jail on average for 14 years. After dealing with being jailed for a crime they didn't commit and the hardships of jail I think most would say they should be compensated.

# data[].attributes.headline
 How the Justice system compensate people who were wrongly imprisoned in that state

# data[].attributes.subject
 How the Justice system compensate people who were wrongly imprisoned in that state

# data[].attributes.body
The Justice system in the state usually gives a flat fee for each year someone was in prison for a crime they were wrongfully convicted for. Former President George W Bush proposed that each year someone is in jail for a crime they didn't commit they should recieve $50,000

# data[].attributes.headline
How I think the compensation should work

# data[].attributes.subject
How I think the compensation should work

# data[].attributes.body
I think That every state should provide everyone wrongly convicted of a crime at least $50,000 per year of jail time spent and if jail time spent exceeds 20 years I believe the government should provide proper housing and education if the wrongfully convicted seeks further education.

# data[].attributes.headline
How I would feel if I was wrongfully committed of a crime

# data[].attributes.subject
How I would feel if I was wrongfully committed of a crime

# data[].attributes.body
I would be completely devastated. I've worked so hard to be where I am today and if that was taken from me I would go crazy. I think it is so unfair for many of these people because there dreams and livelihoods are stripped away from them for someone else wrong doing.

# data[].attributes.body
Works Cited

“Innocence Project - Help Us Put an End to Wrongful Convictions!” Innocence Project, 2019, www.innocenceproject.org/.

“James Bain - National Registry of Exonerations.” Www.Law.Umich.Edu, www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3008.

Sterbenz, Christina. “Innocent Man Freed After 35 Years Has An Incredible Outlook On Life - Business Insider.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 18 Oct. 2013, www.businessinsider.com/james-bain-exonerated-after-35-years-in-prison-2013-10.

# data[].attributes.body
https://medium.com/@ChrisOlsonDC/a-cold-case-chronicle-part-ii-e344bdb7ab57

https://www.businessinsider.com/james-bain-exonerated-after-35-years-in-prison-2013-10

https://daily.jstor.org/forensic-dna-evidence-can-lead-wrongful-convictions/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_type

https://www.innocenceproject.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush

https://indyweek.com/news/governments-giving-huge-tech-companies-millions-dollars/