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Framed

Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

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Framed

Written by: John Grisham, Jim McCloskey
Narrated by: Michael Beck, John Grisham, Jim McCloskey
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, “the master of the legal thriller” (Associated Press) teams up with Jim McCloskey, “the godfather of the innocence movement” (Texas Monthly), to share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions.

“Each of these stories is told with astonishing power. They are packed with human drama, with acts of shocking villainy and breathtaking courage. But these are more than just gripping true stories—they are a clarion call for reforming the tragic flaws in our criminal justice system.”—David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon

John Grisham is known worldwide for his bestselling novels, but it’s his real-life passion for justice that led to his work with Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries, the first organization dedicated to exonerating innocent people who have been wrongly convicted. Together they offer an inside look at the many injustices in our 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. These ten true stories shed light on Americans who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families, 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 corruption in the court system that can make them so hard to reverse.

Impeccably researched and told with page-turning suspense as only John Grisham can deliver, Framed is the story of winning freedom when the battle already seems lost and the deck is stacked against you.


* This audiobook edition is accompanied by a downloadable PDF which includes A Note on Sources and Acknowledgments from the book. Activism & Social Justice Criminology Law Murder Social Sciences True Crime Exciting
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So many stories of lives derailed by wrongful prosecution, racism, hate and just pure laziness and stupidness. I don’t like to say I “ enjoyed” this book but I did, I could not stop listening. These poor people railroaded by the so called American justice system are unforgettable.

Good grief this book is disturbing and riveting!

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The sheer corruption of the very people who are supposed to be looking out for us!

Shocked that innocent people are railroaded to prison

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Many times I had to stop listening due to the disturbing stories. How la officials could lie and cheat to get a conviction, knowing full well the person was innocent is shocking. This book made me have zero faith in the justice system. Not that I had much before but this totally disillusioned me. These ‘law’ officials should be in prison, especially all those involved in the case of Todd Willingam.

Disturbing

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These true accounts are difficult to listen to as they describe shameful behaviour of police and officials who seem to have carte blanche with the justiciable system. It’s hard to think about how many innocent people are imprisoned for decades and even executed. Blatant and shocking!

Astonishing

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very disappointed in this book, I have read alot of John Grisham's book but this the 1st I did not enjoy

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