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    Which Way, L.A.?

    State’s Longest Serving Wrongfully Convicted Inmate Is Free

    Ventura County’s District Attorney says he’s “ no longer comfortable ” with the murder conviction of Michael Hanline. In 1980, Hanline was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. When he was released yesterday in Ventura, Hanline set a record for serving longer than any other Californian to be wrongfully convicted: 36 years.

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 25, 2014 • 1 min read

    Ventura County’s District Attorney says he’s “no longer comfortable” with the murder conviction of Michael Hanline. In 1980, Hanline was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. When he was released yesterday in Ventura, Hanline set a record for serving longer than any other Californian to be wrongfully convicted: 36 years.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Sáša Woodruff

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Alex Simpson

      California Innocence Project

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      Timothy Atkins

      wrongly convicted, exonerated for murder

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Injustice in the Justice System
    1. 0:00Angelenos React to the Ferguson Grand Jury Decision
    2. 7:07State’s Longest Serving Wrongfully Convicted Inmate Is FreeYou’re reading this
    3. 18:35In the Desert, 'Clean Energy' Is a Dirty Word
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