Joe Jones
- Year
- 1992
- Where
- Kansas
- Source
- Innocence Project
- Evidence
- 1
In 1985, Joe Jones was wrongly convicted of rape, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated assault in Kansas. He was later exonerated in 1992.
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