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Dennis Maher served 19 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit - Innocent Behind Bars

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On the night of 17 November 1983, Dennis Maher is stopped by a policeman because he looks like a suspect who had raped a woman. In an intimate portrayal of injustice, this series reveals the true experience of being wrongfully convicted and the impact that lasts well beyond the prison bars. These cases of wrongful conviction plague the justice system and lead to many decades – and even lives – lost behind bars.