That word does not mean what you think it means.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.law.cornell.edu&#x2F;wex&#x2F;actual_innocence" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.law.cornell.edu&#x2F;wex&#x2F;actual_innocence</a><p>&gt;A finding of actual innocence, as that term has come to be used in federal habeas corpus jurisprudence, is not the equivalent of a finding of not guilty by a jury or by a court in a bench trial.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Actual_innocence" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Actual_innocence</a><p>Innocent means that they didn&#x27;t do anything legally wrong. Plenty of uncharged and unconvicted people have broken the law.