Wrongful - The Color of Innocence: Race, Death, and the Unequal Weight of Freedom

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Host Raven Thorne examines the devastating racial disparities in wrongful convictions, revealing that Black Americans—13% of the population—account for nearly 50% of exonerations. The episode covers official misconduct patterns, death penalty application at a 17-to-1 racial ratio, and cases like Walter McMillian and the Central Park Five, documenting how systemic bias transforms innocence into irrelevance for communities of color. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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