92 persons were freed from death row since 1973, 8 this year

92 persons were freed from death row since 1973, 8 this year. They are: Steve Manning (see Illinois); Eric Clemmons (see Missouri); Joseph Nahume Green and Frank Lee Smith (see Florida); Earl Washington (see Virginia); William Nieves (see Pennsylvania); Michael Graham and Albert Burrell (see Louisiana). DNA evidence has played a significant role in 12 of the 92 innocence cases.