The Alford Plea

Published: June 28, 2024, 2 p.m.

A man finds himself forever caught between guilt and innocence. \n\n\nIn 1995, a tragic fire in Pittsburgh set off a decades-long investigation that sent Greg Brown Jr. to prison. But, after a series of remarkable twists, Brown found himself contemplating a path to freedom that involved a paradoxical plea deal\u2014one that peels back the curtain on the criminal justice system and reveals it doesn\u2019t work the way we think it does.