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How many innocent Americans are sitting in jail?

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A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Local district attorneys get re-elected for putting people in jail.

Now some prosecutors are part of a movement to get some inmates out.

An Ohio man who spent 39 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit is just one of 125

released last year a record number of wrongful convictions.

It's not just new evidence or witnesses changing their stories, it's also the pressure on

innocent people to plead guilty.

The Brooklyn DA now runs a conviction review unit, part of a new wave for exonerations.

We'll talk with him and others.

Today's talking point, a fugitive treasure hunter, and the ship of gold.

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