I’ve seen commercials in recent weeks for a new show on ABC called In Justice, whose basic plotline, every episode, appears to revolve around ordinary folks who’ve been cheated by the criminal justice system — innocents behind bars, etc. Maybe it’s a great show. (I have my doubts, but I haven’t seen it.) Personally, I’d prefer a program that focuses on what is probably a much bigger problem — people behind bars who claim they’re innocent, even though they’re lying. We hear stories every now and then about people who are exonerated after spending years in prison; here’s the story of a guy who proclaimed his innocence even as he was being strapped into the electric chair in 1992. Now comes conclusive DNA proof that he was a killer and a rapist. Maybe ABC should make a TV movie about it. They could call it Justice.

About the Author
John J. Miller, a former national correspondent for National Review, is the director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College. He is the author of A Gift of Freedom: How the John M. Olin Foundation Changed America.
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