> the living person could continue to lobby his case via extraordinary means (pardon, etc) or wait until there's some meta-analysis of evidence or other event t

> the living person could continue to lobby his case via extraordinary means (pardon, etc) or wait until there's some meta-analysis of evidence or other event that frees him. That's theoretically true, but how often does it happen? My impression is that more people are exonerated on death row than when serving life sentences.