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John Galvan and Arthur Almendarez Walk Free in Chicago After 35 Years in Prison for Arson

John Galvan and Arthur Almendarez Walk Free in Chicago After 35 Years in Prison for Arson

Both men were convicted based on coerced confessions they maintain involved the use of police torture.

07.15.22 by Innocence Staff

Exoneration Project client Arthur Almendarez walking out of Cook County Jail with his family after 35 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. (Image: Ray Abercrombie for the Innocence Project)

Both men were convicted based on coerced confessions they maintain involved the use of police torture.

07.15.22 by Innocence Staff

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