Framed

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 toldFramed offers an inside look at the injustice faced by the victims of the United States criminal justice system. A fundamental principle of our legal system is a presumption of innocencebut 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 friendsfamilieswivesand decades of their lives to prison while the guilty parties remained free. In each of the storiesJohn 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 placeand the racismmisconductflawed testimonyand the corrupt court system that can make them so hard to reverse. Told with page-turning suspense as only John Grisham can deliverFramed is the story of overcoming adversity when the battle already seems lostand the deck is stacked against you.