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A man wrongfully served 17 years for rape. Now another man has been convicted

Man Freed After 17 Years for a Crime He Didn't Commit. The System That Failed Him Has Finally Acknowledged It.

A man was wrongfully convicted of rape and served 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Another man has now been convicted of the offense, confirming the original miscarriage of justice. The wrongfully convicted man has lost nearly two decades of his life to an error by the criminal j...

Whether you follow organizations working on wrongful conviction reform (Innocence Project, APPEAL in the UK). Whether you engage seriously when called for jury duty, understanding the weight of tha...

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Paul Quinn guilty of 2003 rape that saw innocent man jailed for 17 years

An Innocent Man Spent 17 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn't Commit. Justice Came. Late, But Real.

Paul Quinn has been found guilty of a 2003 rape for which another man — innocent — was convicted and imprisoned for 17 years. The wrongful conviction has now been formally overturned with the true perpetrator identified and found guilty.

If you care about this issue: organisations like the Innocence Project (US) and APPEAL (UK) take donations and volunteers. If you serve on a jury, ever: this story is a reason to take that responsi...