Researchers hope wrongfully convicted database will lead to reforms, more releases
OTTAWA — A new registry identifying a lengthy list of wrongful conviction cases is launching this week with the intention to draw more attention to the problem.
The registry was developed by staff and students at the University of Toronto law school.
It is starting with 83 cases of people whose convictions were overturned.
It comes days after Justice Minister David Lametti introduced legislation to create a new federal commission to review potential cases of wrongful conviction in part because so many of the current cases being reviewed don’t reflect the makeup of Canada’s prison population.