Woodland, Washington (CNN) -- Alan Northrop was playing pool in 1993 when his life changed forever. He was lining up a bank shot when he felt something on his wrist: a handcuff.
Northrop was arrested for the rape and kidnapping of a housekeeper. "I instantly said, 'No, you've got the wrong guy,'" Northrop recalls telling detectives. But detectives believed the victim's testimony, although she was blindfolded for most of the attack. A jury agreed, sentencing Northrop, a father of three children under age 6, to 23 years in prison.
60 Minutes had a similar story about a guy who served over 25 years in prison. He too got help from that Innocence Project group. The prosecutor apparently withheld evidence too. At least he did get compensated with $2 million (surprising that Texas has compensation).
