Researchers in California tallied the total cost of wrongful convictions to taxpayers in the state. Their study looks into incarcerations dating back to 1989, and has found nearly 700 people who were convicted of felonies but whose cases were later dismissed, costing California taxpayers over 280 million US dollars.
Patrice Howard reports from Los Angeles.
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