Based on stories from the Innocence Network, a worldwide organization dedicated to exonerating the wrongfully convicted, this four-part series explores the investigations that unjustly led individuals to prison, the battles to revisit their cases, new investigations and the human cost: the emotional impact experienced by those convicted and their families.
A Vietnam vet maintains his innocence after being accused of strangling a prostitute in 1986.
Having already served 34 years for murder and sexual assault convictions, a man has a chance at freedom with DNA testing.
Sentenced to 40 years in prison, a man starts studying law to decipher his file and prove his innocence.
New Orleans, 1984. A 17-year-old is sentenced to life in prison for his friend's accidental shooting death.