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In 'Bringing Ben Home,' Barbara Bradley Hagerty examines a wrongful conviction

NPR's Book of the Day

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The Tragic Luck of Wrongful Conviction

This chapter explores the harrowing tale of Ben Spencer, who spent 34 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit. It sheds light on the numerous flaws in the justice system that allowed his wrongful conviction and discusses the role of chance and advocacy in his eventual exoneration.

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