Facts:
1. It takes 25 years from the time of a death sentence to an execution
2. DNA is used to decide cases
3. Only 5% of cases have biological evidence
4. Rojas spent 4 and a half years in jail for a crime he did not commit
5. They can be working on a case for 10-15 years
6. Rojas was charged with murder because of the color of his jacket
7. Jim McCloskey has freed 44 innocent people in the last 30 years
8. Eye witnesses can be unreliable
9. Some evidence was never examined
10. Texas has more executions than any other state
Questions:
1. Should eye witnesses have to use a lie detector?
2. What changes have been made to the system since this case to prevent it in the future?
3. Why does the process of execution take such a long time?
4. How much can eye witnesses affect the decision of the case today?
5. How many innocent people are in jail today?
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