Use of DNA to overturn decades-old convictions provide strong anecdotal evidence as to why harsh sentences need to be abolished. They show the system to be anything but fair, reducing confidence in it and causing it to lose credence. A system of justice not seen as fair and balanced is never respected. Without respect resistance will always be high, greatly diminishing deterrence value.
Because prosecutors and police have an agenda to convict that very often overrides the search for truth, safeguards for the system's victims need to be enforced. Everyone can then take pride in a system that produces results that make sense and the victims of crime can also have some confidence is a more just outcome for everyone.
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