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What do true faith and forgiveness look like in the face of wrongful conviction?

Host Curtis Chang is joined by award-winning journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty and Ben Spencer, who was wrongfully imprisoned for 34 years. They share Ben's powerful story of faith, resilience, and redemption in the face of wrongful incarceration. Curtis and Barbara explore the systemic failures of the American justice system and reveal how the innocence movement and investigative journalism were crucial in securing Ben's exoneration. Ben reflects on how his belief in truth and forgiveness transformed his life, offering hope to others facing adversity.

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Resources from this episode:

• Barbara Bradley Hagerty's Bringing Ben Home: A Murder, a Conviction, and the Fight to Redeem American Justice
• Jim McCloskey and Centurion Ministries
• Read about Ben at The National registry of Exonerations
• Read the news of Ben's exoneration
• Listen to Barbara's early reporting on Ben's case
• Read about Judge Rick Magnis' belief in Ben's innocence
• Read about Ross Perot's secret witness payout
• Read John 16:33

More From Barbara Bradley Hagerty:

• Read Barbara's work in The Atlantic
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