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Vindicated by DNA, but a Lost Man on the Outside

This article blew my mind....how does one cope after being vindicated of a crime when they have never lived alone on the outside?

This injustice really makes me question the criminal justice system.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/us/25jeffrey.html

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Virtualsprite said…
That is an article that touches very deeply. It's hard to imagine sometimes what prison does to a person and I'm glad that someone is speaking out.

It's strange to think how unbalanced our criminal justice system is and I wonder sometimes how the media plays into it. How many wrongful convictions have we influenced? Public perception is a very powerful thing.
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