The body of literature about miscarriages of justice is enormous, so for this list I’ve chosen a mix of fiction and nonfiction that has impacted me personally, both as a novelist and as a crime reporter. Donald Trump and the Central Park Five: the racially charged rise of a demagogue Read more1. The Central Park Five by Sarah BurnsOn the evening of 19 April 1989, a white Wall Street banker went for a run in Central Park. Through the story of how Thompson and Cotton formed a friendship, Picking Cotton unpacks and personalises the life-altering shame, guilt and occasional redemption that can accompany a miscarriage of justice. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Barry Scheck (left), co-founder of the Innocence Project, with (l-r) Damon Thibodeaux, Derrick James and Rickie Johnson, all of whom were exonerated after being wrongfully convicted.

Source: The Guardian April 11, 2018 09:00 UTC