STANLEY WRICE WRONGFUL CONVICTION

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The Death of Innocents
By David Protess, Contributor
President, Chicago Innocence Project
For the first time in 35 years, Anthony McKinney was no longer in the custody of the State. Since 1978, McKinney had been imprisoned at the Dixon Correctional Center despite overwhelming evidence of his innocence. But death proved to be his only way out.
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Did Political Clout Subvert Justice in Wrongful Conviction Case?
By David Protess, Contributor
President, Chicago Innocence Project
After spending most of his 59 years behind bars for a crime he almost certainly did not commit, Stanley Wrice could finally taste freedom. Everything was going his way -- or so it seemed.
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After Three Decades Behind Bars, Police Torture Victim Wins Day in Court
By David Protess, Contributor
President, Chicago Innocence Project
When the criminal justice system gets you in its grip, it does not let go easily. The screws can tighten harder for the innocent, as law enforcement loathes admitting its mistakes. Take the case of Stanley Wrice.
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Victims of Injustice Grateful at Thanksgiving
By David Protess, Contributor
President, Chicago Innocence Project
As Thanksgiving approached, I caught up with five of the subjects of my stories in the last year and asked them the same question: What, if anything, are you grateful for? Here is what they said, accompanied by snapshots of their ordeals.
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What Does Stuart Nudelman Have Against Police Torture Victims?
By David Protess, Contributor
President, Chicago Innocence Project
When I last wrote about Stanley Wrice, he was hoping to walk his daughter Gail down the aisle. Hope does not come easily to a man serving a 100-year sentence for a gang rape back in 1982, but Wrice had seized the momentum in his fight for exoneration.
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Will the Father of the Bride Be Freed in Time for the Wedding?
By David Protess, Contributor
President, Chicago Innocence Project
Gail Scott, Stanley Wrice's daughter, wants to know why her father isn't already home, enjoying life in the free world. Unfortunately, our criminal justice system, while breathtakingly quick to lock up suspects, is agonizingly slow to rectify its mistakes.
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Are White Cops Racist?
By David Protess, Contributor
President, Chicago Innocence Project
It's a troubling question.I hadn't thought a lot about it because the answer seemed obvious. Sure, some white cops are racist, but most are not. But perhaps the question "Are White Cops Racist?" has nuanced answers.
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Wrongfully Imprisoned 29 Years, Stanley Wrice Wins Second Chance
By David Protess, Contributor
President, Chicago Innocence Project
The justices flatly rejected prosecutors' arguments that Stanley Wrice's conviction should stand even if he had been tortured by two of Jon Burge's cops. The language was a ringing victory for all police torture victims.
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Is Justice at Hand for Victim of Burge Cops -- Or Was He Tortured "Harmlessly"?
By David Protess, Contributor
President, Chicago Innocence Project
Stanley Wrice was wrongfully convicted, and he finds himself at the center of one of the most controversial legal battles of our time. The question that will soon be resolved by the Illinois Supreme Court: Can police torture be legally harmless?