Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Innocence and the Criminal Justice System

Part I. The History of the Innocence Movement

1. “Voices in the Wilderness”: The Beginning of Innocence

2. “A Eureka Moment”: DNA, the Legal System, and the Meaning of Innocence

3. “We’re All Together on This”: Expanding the Network, Becoming a Movement

Part II. Innocence as a Social Movement

4. “It Did Go against the Grain”: The Foundations of a Movement

5. “It’s Just Justice . . . Real Justice”: The Emergence of a Movement

6. The “New Civil Rights”? Reaching beyond Innocence

Conclusion: The Challenges Ahead and the Future of Innocence

Appendix: Data, Methods, and Limitations

Notes

References

Index

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