Great book. Very good at telling stories of the wrongly convicted and the factors leading up to it.
I could see my own biases springing up as I noted my surprise at the police and prosecutor corruption. It makes sense though: if your job is to catch criminals and criminals are actively resisting making that happen, then you might want to bend the rules a little to make that happen. And to paraphrase a wise man, if you allow yourself to go down into that place, you'll never come back.
Reading the index was interesting and terrifying. There seems to be no pattern as to whether exonerees get compensated for their ordeals. Hopefully, with each wrongful imprisonment suit, it will get easier.

Super hard to review this book... almost 4 stars but it’s an intricate slower read. Incredibly worth it, and I recommend it to anyone who finds this topic interesting. Definitely not for everyone.

Side note: Came across the title when reading Last Words of the Executed and just HAD to read this one too!

Very interesting look at criminal justice, history, and capital punishment. The writing wasn't great but it was extremely interesting and informative.

Another excellent book detailing the woes of our judicial system.