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Long thought to be statistical anomalies in an otherwise sound justice system, wrongful convictions—we are just beginning to learn—happen with frightening regularity. But very few people understand just how they happen and, more importantly, the consequences. Now, Anatomy of Innocence tells the stories of more than a dozen innocent men and women who were convicted of serious crimes and cast into the maw of a vast and deeply flawed American criminal justice system before eventually being exonerated. Here, each "exoneree" is paired with a high-profile mystery and thriller writer to produce a unique collaboration. By joining such master storytellers with exonerees, Anatomy of Innocence presents the tragedy of wrongful conviction with a stark and fiery clarity.

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Publisher : *Norton agency titles; 1st edition (28 March 2017)
Language : English
Hardcover : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 1631490885
ISBN-13 : 978-1631490880
Dimensions : 14.99 x 2.79 x 21.84 cm

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A unique collection of 15 wrongful conviction sagas bound to shake faith in the American criminal justice system...A searing, unforgettable anthology, with valuable insights provided at the end of each chapter by the editors.

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Laura Caldwell is the award-winning founder/director of Life After Innocence at Loyola University Chicago School of Law and the author of fourteen novels, including the Izzy McNeil series, as well as Long Way Home. She lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Leslie S. Klinger is the editor of numerous books, including the best-selling The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, The New Annotated Dracula, and The New Annotated H. P. Lovecraft. He lives in Malibu, California.

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Caroline

Five Stars

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An absolutely excellent read. Very informative and enlightening.

George Lichman

Wrongful convictions and a peek at what's wrong with American Criminal Justice

Reviewed in the United States on 26 June 2017

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ANATOMY OF INNOCENCE highlights the stories of fifteen wrongfully convicted and imprisoned Americans, all exonerated by The Innocence Project, a non-profit legal group set up in myriad states, usually affiliated with a law school, with the goal of exonerating wrongfully convicted people. Originally, The Innocence Project focused on newly developed DNA evidence to reverse convictions, but have expanded their efforts and now include official misconduct, tortured confessions, and false witness identifications, among other things.

ANATOMY OF INNOCENCE highlights a few of their successful cases. A mother convicted of a 'shaken baby syndrome' death based on underdeveloped scientific evidence (the same doctor that played a role in her conviction helped to reverse it); a seventeen year old convicted of rape and murder, even though another person's DNA was present on the body; people convicted based on confessions signed only after abuse and false promises of release; a prosecutor who had exculpatory evidence that was discovered only after his sudden and unexpected death. All of the cases were compelling examples of what can go wrong in the American Justice System, most of them preventable if those charged with the administration of justice followed the rules, laws, Constitutional rights, and ethics that supposed to be sacrosanct to our system of justice.

Many of the cases highlighted did more than tell the stories of the tragedies that led to the false convictions and incarcerations. They shared the awful experiences of the prison systems, the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans imprisoned in inadequate, antiquated, violent, and cruel prisons across the country that have absolutely no rehabilitative purpose, mistaking punishment for justice and, in the long run, likely cause more harm to society than good. In this regard, a few of the cases highlighted were more about the awful system than about the wrongful conviction and the hard work that led to its reversal; while compelling and worthy of a book or two on its own, I thought it deviated from the purpose of this book.

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D. R.

Alarming facts, compelling stories

Reviewed in the United States on 5 May 2017

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The organization of the book, from arrest to release, to life after wrongful imprisonment was a clever choice. I love the different voices of each exoneree told through each author. Heart wrenching facts that have changed the way I view our justice system.

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llainey

interesting, but lacking

Reviewed in the United States on 16 August 2017

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A previous writer had said the stories leave you hanging, they do not go into as much depth as one would like, I have to agree. Interesting stories, but more details would make it a better read. They breeze thru multiple years in prison like it was a 2 month stint, when it had to have been totally life altering. More detail would have been nice as to how they were exonerated also.

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James

Frightening Reminder

Reviewed in the United States on 3 July 2017

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This book is a chilling reminder that our legal system is as flawed as we all are and its injustices are frightening. It is especially dangerous for those of us without the financial resources to effectively fight back. The stories here are all different in their telling and the same in their tales of suffering perseverance and compassion.

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