Framed : astonishing true stories of wrongful convictions / John Grisham ; Jim McCloskey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grisham, John, author.

McCloskey, Jim (Minister), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judicial error--United States.

Judicial error.

Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Racism in criminal justice administration--United States.

Racism in criminal justice administration.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration.

Genre:

True crime stories.

Informational works.

Physical Description:

xv, 346 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Doubleday, [2024]

Summary:

"In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author 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. Told with page-turning suspense as only John Grisham can deliver, Framed is the story of overcoming adversity when the battle already seems lost, and the deck is stacked against you"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

The Norfolk Four

Guilty until proven innocent

Autopsy games

Last night out

Unknown male #1

Tale of the tapes

The absence of motive

Through the looking-glass

"Oh, what a tangled web we weave / When first we practice to deceive"

The fire does not lie

Acknowledgments

A note on sources.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-346).

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Miller Fund bookplate.

Other Format:

Online version:

Grisham, John. Framed

Online version: Grisham, John. Framed

ISBN:

9780385550444

0385550448

OCLC:

1430660698