Grover Thompson; Downstate Illinois Innocence Project; Nicole LaForte; Paul Echols; Timothy Krajcir; Mount Vernon police department; exoneration

A veteran cop. A reporter. Students bent on exposing flaws in the criminal justice system. An unusual alliance has teamed up to prove the system got it wrong three decades ago when Grover Thompson, a mentally ill man with few chances in life, was sent to prison for 40 years. Redemption, if it comes, will […]