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Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

Ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. Impeccably researched and grippingly told, Framed offers an inside look at the injustice faced by the victims of the United States criminal justice system.

A fundamental principle of our legal system is a presumption of innocence, but once someone has been found guilty there is very little room to prove doubt. Framed shares ten true stories of men who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families, wives, and decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free. In each of the stories, John Grisham and Jim McCloskey recount the dramatic hard-fought battles for exoneration. They take a close look at what leads to wrongful convictions in the first place, and the racism, misconduct, flawed testimony, and the corrupt court system that can make them so hard to reverse.

This book was so enraging. It took me awhile to read it, because I kept having to put it down after reading these stories. I'm glad I read it though. It will certainly make me think twice about confessions, witness testimonies, and jail house snitches.

I couldn't put this book down. It was very enraging and so tragic. I can't imagine how these people, their families and victim's families must feel.
There were some of the stories that continue to haunt me and I can't stop thinking about them.
One of my best reads of the year.

my review

Oh, that's excellent, Vicki!

Vicki Willis wrote: "I couldn't put this book down. It was very enraging and so tragic. "

Very enraging! The audacity of people in power was astonishing.