On December 18, 2009, James Bain was released from a Florida prison, where he had spent 35 years for a crime he didn't commit. A court-mandated DNA test proved Bain was wrongly convicted of sexual assault in 1974. Here's a PBS interview with Mr. Bain with commentary by Innocence Project founder Barry Scheck.
How many others are falsely imprisoned? As Barry Scheck points out, we know the causes. Although many states are now making allowances for DNA results to bring a reconsideration, many other changes are needed to ensure the innocent go free rather than the guilty.