Framed : astonishing true stories of wrongful convictions / John Grisham and Jim McCloskey.
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TextPublisher: New York : Random House, [2024]Edition: Large print editionDescription: xix, 508 pages, 6 pages of plates : llustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780593866825Subject(s): Judicial error -- United States | Criminal justice, Administration -- United States | Racism in criminal justice administration -- United States | Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United StatesGenre/Form: Large print books. Additional physical formats: Online version:: FramedDDC classification: 345.012 LOC classification: HV7419.3 | .G75 2024Summary: "In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Founder Jim McCloskey share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. Impeccably researched and grippingly told, Framed offers an inside look at 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. T"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 497-508).
"In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Founder Jim McCloskey share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. Impeccably researched and grippingly told, Framed offers an inside look at 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. T"-- Provided by publisher.
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