What an admirable position Mr. Bain is taking in his efforts to begin his life outside of prison. I am so happy for him that he is free now, and can be with some of his family again. Peace and joy to him and to all his loved ones!

Not having walked in his shoes, I cannot say for certain what I would or would not feel, do and say. My best guess is that I would move forward as well as I could and try not to let the resentment or anger ruin what time I had left on this planet. If the witnesses, prosecutor and jury did their best based on what evidence they had, and truly believed I had committed the crime, and DNA testing wasn't even around at the time of my conviction,then that would probably help along my road to forgiveness. If, however, I found out about any dishonest practices that set me up for the fall, I imagine that would be far more difficult to handle.

Also, I hope I would have the strength and faith to keep going, day after day and year after year, to make it through a horrible prison sentence and to make the most of any small opportunities I could for self-improvement while being stuck behind bars. It really is amazing what a human being can survive and still come out the better for it.

Speaking of wrongful convictions, here is an interesting site about many such individuals:
http://wrongful-convictions.blogspot.com/

According to some comments at the above link, James Bain had to ask repeatedly beginning in 2001 to be allowed to have his DNA tested.

Here is another link for the facts on this issue, which states that "Jamie submitted handwritten motions four times seeking DNA testing, but he was denied each time. He was denied the fifth time, too, but an appeals court overturned that denial. The Innocence Project of Florida (IPF) stepped in to assist Mr. Bain, and he was finally able to get the DNA testing he’d wanted for so many years, and which ultimately proved his innocence."
http://floridainnocence.org/content/?p=1656