Ben Spencer leaned forward over the defense table, his chin tipped and eyes focused on the piece of paper before him. The standing-room only courtroom — packed with Spencer’s family, ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Benjamine Spencer, a Dallas man who spent 34 years of his life in prison for a crime he has always insisted he did not commit. Today, he was officially exonerated.

Ben Spencer had just gotten out of prison after 34 years. It was not the first time I met him. I had met him beginning in 2017, when I was assigned the story for NPR and The Atlantic.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Benjamine Spencer, a Dallas man who spent 34 years of his life in prison for a crime he has always insisted he did not commit. Today, he was officially exonerated.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Benjamine Spencer, a Dallas man who spent 34 years of his life in prison for a crime he has always insisted he did not commit. Today, he was officially exonerated.