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Wrongfully Accused

Crime

Whatsoever Things Are True

Thirty-three years ago, a Chicago man was sentenced to death for murder. In 1999, another man confessed to the crime. Today, they are both free.

Matthew Shaer The Atavist Magazine Sep 2015 1h Permalink

Crime

The Price of a Life

Being exonerated for a crime you didn’t commit is a hard-won triumph. But how can the state make up for what you’ve lost while in prison?

Ariel Levy New Yorker Apr 2015 35min Permalink

Best Article Reprints Crime

The Accused

A survivor’s frightening account.

Paige Williams Atlanta Magazine Jan 2000 20min Permalink

Crime

A Man's Nightmare Made Real

It was one of the most brutal attacks the cops had ever seen. It also might have sent an innocent man to prison.

  1. Part 1: Accused of Unspeakable Acts

  2. Part 2: In This Assault Case, the Puzzle Pieces Don’t Fit

Christopher Goffard The Los Angeles Times Jun 2011 30min Permalink

Science

The Hardest Cases: When Children Die, Justice Can Be Elusive

An investigation by ProPublica, PBS Frontline and NPR has found that medical examiners and coroners have repeatedly mishandled cases of infant and child deaths, helping to put innocent people behind bars.

A.C. Thompson, Chisun Lee, Joe Shapiro, Sandra Bartlett ProPublica Jun 2011 25min Permalink

Crime

A Convict's Odyssey

When he was 16, Mark Clements talked his way into four life sentences. Twenty-eight years later, he talked his way out.

Steve Bogira Chicago Reader May 2011 30min Permalink