In our half-hour "Swallowed by the System" special, News 5 looks at the fight for freedom for wrongfully convicted Ohioans.
News 5 investigators found Ohioans have spent more than 1,285 years in prison for crimes they were later cleared of. Eight of them were inmates on death row.
The segment focuses on our reporting on Dwayne Brooks, who was imprisoned for decades before finally getting his conviction overturned.
We also take viewers inside the newly formed CSU Law Terry Gilbert Wrongful Conviction Clinic to show how defense lawyers decide which cases get valuable resources for legal review.
Finally, we show just how difficult it can be for the wrongfully convicted to re-integrate into society.
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