| Number | 24899 |
| Subject | Wrongful Convictions |
| Source | KCTV-TV (Kansas City, Mo.) |
| State | MO |
| Year | 2010 |
| Publication Date | 11/11/2010; 12/13/2010 |
| Summary | On a tip that a viewer's 74-year-old father was in jail for a string of Wal-Mart robberies he did not commit, KCTV investigated the challenge of righting a conviction wrong when found on the wrong side of the law. |
| Category | Contest Entry |
| Pages | 9 |
| Keywords | wrongful arrest; wrongful conviction; criminal justice; crime statistics; criminal record; eyewitness testimony |
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