I Wrote About His Wrongful Conviction. He Got Only 13 Years of Freedom Before Cancer Took His Life.
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For years, I followed the case of Fred Steese, who spent 21 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. When he died in August, it felt like the universe had dealt him yet another injustice.
https://www.propublica.org/article/wrongful-conviction-cancer-death?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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