A Revenge Plot So Intricate, the Prosecutors Were Pawns

This article was about Ms. Sumasar, who was framed for a crime she did not commit. After pressing charges for rape against her ex-boyfriend Mr. Ramrattan, he set up an elaborate plot to frame her of multiple armed robberies, allowing her to face up to 25 years in prison. Although there was much planted evidence against her, there was also a considerable amount of evidence proving her innocence, mainly cell phone records. Yet, she still managed to spend 7 months in jail. While in jail she "lost her restaurant franchise and her house in Far Rockaway went into foreclosure. She was separated from her daughter, Chiara, 12." You would like to think that things like this cannot happen with the American justice system, innocent until proven guilty, right? However, it often seems the other way around. Cases like this are a reminder of how easy it is to get caught up in the justice system, whether or not you are guilty. Thousands of innocent people are found guilty every year, and studies show that between 2.3 and 5 percent death row inmates are innocent, and that's scary. Currently there is no easy way to fix our flawed justice system, which is considerably better than most, but hopefully we'll be able to someday.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/nyregion/a-revenge-plot-so-intricate-the-prosecutors-were-pawns.html?pagewanted=1&ref=nyregion