Wrongful convictions are part of a system that favors process and compliance, instead of human and community needs. Among many examples, these stories will give an introduction:
Texas’ Incarcerated Innocents
James Waller: After Innocence from WUNC
Florida Prisoner Wrongfully Sentenced To 400 Years FREED After 34 Years In Jail
Florida Death Row Exoneree Shares His Story | ACLU
17 Years in Prison: War Veteran Falsely Accused of Murder
After Dallas DA’s death, 19 convictions undone
When Henry Wade Executed an Innocent Man
Charles Chatman: After Innocence from WUNC
Freed Texas Death Row Prisoner Anthony Graves on Surviving Torture of Solitary Confinement
Interview with a Death Row Inmate who was INNOCENT.
Wrongful Conviction: Jimmy Dennis Was Sentenced to Death
Just Wrong: The aftermath of wrongful convictions
Exonerated Death Row Inmate Meets Prosecutors Who Put Him There
A new day for Dallas justice
Voiceless Behind Bars
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