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    An American Epidemic: Crimes of Wrongful Liberty

    By Jennifer E. Thompson and Frank R. Baumgartner | April 3, 2018

    Tens of thousands of individuals have been victimized by perpetrators who would have been locked up had the criminal justice system worked properly, the authors’ research shows. The problem is not just the wrongful conviction, but also the wrongful liberty of the culprit.

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