Ghost Of The Innocent Man: A True Story Of Trial And Redemption

"Innocence cases spotlight the many corruptions of our justice system: Mistakes beget mistakes – some intentional, some not. An epic bureaucracy protects a deeply flawed system. In this crisply written page turner, Benjamin Rachlin reports from two perspectives: one man’s personal tragedy, and the story of North Carolina’s criminal justice system sluggishly lumbering toward the acknowledgment that innocent people might be incarcerated. Ghost of the Innocent Man opens a window on how errors, both innocent and malign, taint our criminal justice system at every level, raising the question: Shouldn’t we be better than this?"