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Sandra Hemme’s 43-Year Fight for Innocence Reflects Pitfalls in Missouri’s Justice System

Even after a judge declared her innocent and ordered her freed, the Missouri attorney general tried to send her back.

St. Louis • 04.03.2025

In 2022, Exonerations Hit a Record High in the U.S.

Globally, potential innocence has long outweighed potential guilt. That philosophy of justice may not be one that the majority of Americans endorse.

Closing Argument • 05.20.2023

In a Texas Cold Case, a Potential Murder Witness Slowly Realizes He’s a Suspect

In ‘Just Say You’re Sorry,’ a new Marshall Project podcast, we meet a famed Texas Ranger and a prisoner who says he was railroaded.

Just Say You’re Sorry • 05.01.2023

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