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Podcast: Read And Write With Natasha
Episode: Wrongfully Convicted: Deon Patrick Documents 21 Years Behind Bars
Description: Imagine being just 20 years old when police force you to confess to a double murder you didn’t commit. Then imagine spending the next 21 years of your life behind bars, with no hope of release.This isn’t fiction; it’s the reality Deon Patrick lived before his exoneration in 2014.In this powerful conversation, Deon shares how Chicago police built a false case against him and seven others, including a 15-year-old with borderline intellectual disability. One of the most shocking parts? His co-defendant, Daniel Taylor, was already in polic...