Imagine being wrongfully convicted of a crime and spending years behind bars. Since 1989 more than 1,400 Americans who experienced this injustice have been exon

Recounts stories of individuals who were convicted and served prison time for crimes they did not commit, and explains how advances in psychology, criminology,

Since 1989, there have been over 2,200 exonerations in the United States. These have resulted from a number of factors, including the discovery of new evidence,

TIME looks at those wrongfully convicted, and the fight to set them free.

Wrongful Convictions: Cases and Materials is the first legal textbook to explore the complex and fascinating legal and scientific issues involved in wrongful co