Framed

Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

De: John Grisham, Jim McCloskey

Narrado por: Jim McCloskey, Michael Beck, John Grisham

#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 binge-worthy 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.

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“The flaws and lethal errors that condemn innocent people in the American legal system have caused too many for too long to needlessly suffer. Jim McCloskey and John Grisham are towering figures in law and literature shining an urgent, compelling, and critically important light on the heartbreaking wrongful convictions that compromise our legal system and remain a national tragedy.”—Bryan Stevenson, New York Times bestselling author of Just Mercy

“Framed should come with a warning label: Be prepared never to look at the justice system the same way again. In this collection of ten shocking wrongful-conviction cases, each stranger than fiction, you’ll come away outraged by how easily so many prosecutions can and do run off the rails: investigative tunnel vision, coached witnesses, compromised jailhouse snitches, junk science, cultural bias, crooked prosecutors, and even biased judges. How grateful we all should be to John Grisham and Jim McCloskey—for raising the alarm and crusading for true justice.”—Robert Kolker, New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road

“In this essential collaboration, John Grisham and Jim McCloskey vividly demonstrate the need to run just as fast, if not faster, to exonerate the innocent as to punish the guilty. In ten shocking true stories, they not only convey the devastating impact of wrongful convictions on each affected person but also sound the alarm for all of us—there but for the grace of God, go I. These are remarkable stories of injustice that need to be told. And retold.”—Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney and New York Times bestselling author of Doing Justice

I had to stop this book several times.

This was a hard read. The truths in these stories broke me. People with power can do such evil just to win.

Death Row

Like all of Greg’s storytelling is completely researched. This is not a kid’s tale but a true story about capital punishment.

Very Sad

Sad that this happens far too often and these officials are not punished for deliberately hiding evidence and causing innocent people to lose their lives.

Grisham does it again

Excellent and compelling true accounts of horrible injustices resulting in false convictions and in some cases death to the innocent man

Injustice

It's so sad that the truth seems to be ignored and then ego will not allow the truth to be known. I am sure there are so many more of these cases than people want to realize. Thank you for this thought provoking book.

It will make you think!

Great book, very insightful. I wish it gave both sides, but really helps you see that not everything in the courtroom is how it seems.

Must listen

This will open your eyes and hearts to the stories of wrongful convictions. It is an important reminder of a flawed system and the horrors of wrongful convictions.

Jaw Dropping

The book is jaw dropping as it reveals the corruption and incompetence of our justice system, with Texas standing out as the winner of incarcerating and executing the most innocents.

Excellent book.

Well written, very informative. it was heartbreaking to see how these people were treated and how they suffered.

Excellent Read!

Well written and narrated, this book sent me through every emotion I have. It also highlights the utter lengths a state is willing to go to avoid admitting mistakes, which is gross. Definitely recommended!