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    How Many Innocent Americans Are Sitting in Jail?

    A record 125 prisoners were released last year in Texas, New York and other states after serving long terms for crimes they did not commit. The public-radio podcast Serial focused attention on cases being re-investigated because of possible wrongful convictions. Now there's a national movement for exonerations.

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    By Warren Olney • Feb 16, 2015 • 52m Listen

    A record 125 prisoners were released last year in Texas, New York and other states after serving long terms for crimes they did not commit. The public-radio podcast Serial focused attention on cases being re-investigated because of possible wrongful convictions. Now there's a national movement for exonerations.

    Also, another Republican governor striking out at public employee unions, and a conversation with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.

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