By Tanzina Vega, CNN
(CNN)All Marvin Anderson ever wanted to be was a firefighter. Instead, at 18 years old, he was wrongfully convicted of rape, sodomy, abduction and robbery.
When a Virginia judge sentenced him to 210 years in prison, "My whole body went numb," Anderson told CNN. "I knew I was going to prison for something I didn't do."
It took 15 years behind bars and five years on parole before Anderson was exonerated for his crimes -- the result of DNA testing.
"I trusted in the justice system and it failed me," he said. Read more >>