They say that the "scales of justice" symbolize fairness, impartiality, and the weighing of evidence in the legal system, embodying the principle that justice is attained by considering both sides of a case and striking a fair balance. However, this ideal is called into question when we confront the stark reality that an estimated 2% to 10% of the U.S. prison population is wrongfully convicted. This translates to a staggering number of innocent individuals-between 46,000 and 230,000-caught in a system that often fails to uphold the very values it claims to represent. How can we trust in the scales of justice when so many lives hang in the balance, overshadowed by the weight of errors and biases.
