christof putzel, with the story >> welcome back. in our fast forward tonight, the bright lights of the atlantic city boardwalk, once attracted tens of thousands of visitors who spent time gambling. but the odds were stacked against ac, struggling to produce profits and four casinos folded. i once visited to see how it's handling its darkest days. frank bechtel knows atlantic city better than anything. frank and his family have been living here for three situations. personal. >> this is 61. popping in on ohio avenue and i'm going to make an eastbound trip. we feel like we're under siege from the national media, believe it or not. it is true we have casinos closing but casinos have been here for 30 years, 32 years i think. they've opened and closed throughout the history of gaming in atlantic city. right now we're going through a transition where for the last few years there's been a contraction. now, go up the east coast and in iowa for crying out loud. >> you made a big investment to become a jitney driver in this town. how importan

"america tonight's" christof putzel with the story of parents with disabilities, demanding change. also tonight, the orange county, california, district attorney's office in hot water. decades after the discovery of secret jailhouse informants. >> how do you right that wrong that a person actually lost his life as a result of the prosecution concealing what should have been discloseto the defense how do you right that wrong? >> "america tonight's" michael okwu investigates the allegation is. thanks for joining us. joie chen is on assignment. i'm adam may. tonight we begin in orange county, california. it's best known for high end lifestyles and dramatic reality shows but the oc and more specifically the office of the orange county district attorney finds itself in the midst of its own drama with high stakes. several of its murder cases have unraveled following the secret jailhouse informant program. allegation that county prosecutors have obstruct ed information in multiple cases for decades. >> it begins with a phone call from his daughter. >> she says dad what's going on at the s

"america tonight's" christof putzel on the case being watched now as a bellwether in this case of juvenile justice. >> in october 1990 three members of chicago's began sisters disciples set chicago's gangsters set out. >> my destiny was written when i was born into a chaotic family. >> in the turf war that followed, two rival gang members were shot dead. he was tried as an adult and convictof double murder. the law was clear and uncompromising. if you are part of a group that commits a murder, you're a murderer. the sentencing rules were just as unforgiving. the guidelines forced the judge to sentence the most severe life without the possibility of parole. >> i didn't think that mend i was going to die in prison. >> reporter: davis sits behind bars in crestville illinois. now a nationwide movement to rethink the juvenile just of justice system and right old wrongs. >> i'm always going to have hope that you know my day will come. >> reporter: in the summer of 2012 davis found a new reason for hope. buried under news of the presidential campaign in the case called miller versus alabama, the

"america tonight's" christof putzel with the story of parents with disabilities, demanding change. also tonight, the orange county, california, district attorney's office in hot water.

"america tonight's" christof putzel with the story of parents with disabilities, demanding change.o tonight, the orange county, california, district attorney's office in hot water.

"america tonight's" christof putzel on the case being watched now as a bellwether in this case