exoneree

But Lowery, 50, is also an "exoneree" who spent 10 years in a Kansas prison for a rape he didn't commit.

LJWorld.com stories: News < 2010

But Lowery, 50, is also an "exoneree" who spent 10 years in a Kansas prison for a rape he didn't commit.

LJWorld.com stories: News 2010

But Lowery, 50, is also an "exoneree" who spent 10 years in a Kansas prison for a rape he didn't commit.

LJWorld.com stories: News < 2010

But Lowery, 50, is also an "exoneree" who spent 10 years in a Kansas prison for a rape he didn't commit.

LJWorld.com stories: News 2010

Perhaps as evidence for how the increasingly long string of DNA exonerations has altered the discussion about the justice system in America, both my word processing and blog software fail to recognize the plural of the word "exoneree," as though such a rarity would never come in large enough numbers to add an "s" on the end.

Grits for Breakfast 2009

Now 51, he has spent more time wrongly imprisoned than any DNA exoneree in Texas, which has freed 41 wrongly convicted inmates through DNA since 2001 — more than any other state.

DNA clears Texas man who spent 30 years in prison 2011

DALLAS AP Prosecutors declared a Texas man innocent of a rape and robbery that put him in prison for 30 years, more than any other DNA exoneree in Texas.

DNA clears Texas man who spent 30 years in prison 2011

Mr. Bloodsworth was the first exoneree in a capital conviction in the United States.

Kirk Bloodsworth: Texas Must Test DNA Before Carrying Out Skinner Execution Kirk Bloodsworth 2011

Ms. SWANK: I unfortunately did believe it because I have a friend who was also an exoneree, so I did.

Hilary Swank Is Activist And Actress With 'Conviction' 2010

One such exoneree, who had served 11 years in prison, came within five days of execution, while another exoneree, who had spent 17 years in prison, came within nine days of execution before receiving a stay.

Vincent Warren: The Death Penalty Is a Human Rights Abuse Vincent Warren 2010