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\u201cInjustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.\u201d – MLK <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

There’s a new detective agency in Dallas, run by three exonerated men who all spent decades in prison. Their mission: to free other innocent people still behind bars.<\/span><\/p>\n

After serving a combined 60 years in prison for crimes they did not commit, three recently exonerated Texans \u2014 Christopher Scott, Johnnie Lindsey, and Steven Phillips \u2014 join forces to form the unlikeliest of investigative teams, on a mission to help wrongfully convicted prisoners obtain freedom like they did. Scott, a dad, and grandfather, formed House of Renewed Hope to help fight for the gift of \u201ca second chance at life.\u201d In <\/span>True Conviction<\/i><\/b>, brotherly bonds are formed out of shared hardships \u2014 lengthy prison sentences in a state that executes more inmates than any other.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through the steadfast fieldwork of this grassroots “dream team,” these Dallas detectives are transforming decades of hard time into a new career helping others just like them. In 2012, Scott was named Dallas Morning News \u201cTexan of the Year\u201d for his work. <\/span><\/p>\n

Focusing on the cases of Max Soffar, a death row inmate of 35 years who was forced\u00a0<\/span>into a triple murder confession as a young man, and Isaiah Hill, sentenced to life in prison on aggravated assault charges after refusing a plea bargain, the trio logs in hundreds of miles digging up fresh evidence on behalf of their incarcerated clients. Through tenacity, hope, and determination these real-life superheroes work together to rebuild broken lives and families as they campaign to fix the criminal justice system while still fighting demons of their own.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cInjustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.\u201d – MLK There’s a new detective agency in Dallas, run by three exonerated men who all spent decades in prison. Their mission: to free other innocent people still behind bars. 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