My decades of reporting helped free six innocent men. — David Lemus and Olmedo Hidalgo, each sentenced to 25 years to life for the 1990 murder of a Manhattan nightclub bouncer. — Richard Rosario, sentenced to 25 years to life for the 1996 murder of a teenager in the Bronx. Sing Sing Correctional Facility overlooking the Hudson River. Roughly 70% of people released from prison are rearrested within three years, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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Persons: ”, NBC’s, I’ve, Dan Slepian, Nicholas Hunt, Barry Scheck, ” — Jon, Adrian “ JJ ” Velazquez, — David Lemus, — Eric Glisson, — Johnny Hincapie, — Richard Rosario, Authorities —, — didn’t, Mary Altaffer, stokes, pollsters, JJ Velazquez Organizations: ”, Reform Alliance, John Jay College, NBC, Studios, Olmedo Hidalgo, Authorities, Sing, of Justice Statistics, Vera Institute of Justice Locations: Bronx, Manhattan, New York, America, Harlem, Olmedo, Utah, Florida, Hudson, United States, New