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The Innocence Project

The Innocence Project

Description: The untold personal stories behind eight cases of wrongful conviction that the Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have uncovered and worked to overturn.
Genre: Drama
Year Released: 2020
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 9
First episode air date: April 15, 2020
Network: Netflix
Language: English
Genres: Television documentary, Drama
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