traffickers in nicaragua, and there's a lot of major drug traffickers in central america, but jason puracal everyone, for praying for me. >> reporter: nicaraguan justice system eventually agreed with an appeals court overturning jason's sentence and setting him free. before he left the country, jason insisted on stopping off to say good-bye to old friends who had stood by him. and then as he was leaving nicaragua and crossing the border into honduras, he began to take pleasure in things that only a man who had lost and regained his freedom could truly appreciate. >> have you ever seen such a beautiful traffic jam? this is a wonderful traffic jam. >> enjoying a traffic jam. jason puracal physically free, experts say fully understanding that he's mentally free. that will take some time. natalie. >> kerry sanders, thanks so much. jason puracal is here, along with his sister janice who fought so hard to save him. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> good to have you here. jason, how are you feeling and has it sunk in you're free? >> i'm feeling wonderful, feeling great. it's overwhe

traffickers in nicaragua, and there's a lot of major drug traffickers in central america, but jason puracalu, everyone, for praying for me. >> reporter: nicaraguan justice system eventually agreed with an appeals court overturning jason's sentence and setting him free. before he left the country, jason insisted on stopping off to say good-bye to old friends who had stood by him. and then as he was leaving nicaragua and crossing the border into honduras, he began to take pleasure in things that only a man who had lost and regained his freedom could truly appreciate. >> have you ever seen such a beautiful traffic jam? this is a wonderful traffic jam. >> enjoying a traffic jam. jason puracal physically free, experts say fully understanding that he's mentally free. that will take some time. natalie. >> kerry sanders, thanks so much. jason puracal is here, along with his sister janice who fought so hard to save him. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> good to have you here. jason, how are you feeling and has it sunk in you're free? >> i'm feeling wonderful, feeling great. it's overw

traffickers in nicaragua, and there's a lot of major drug traffickers in central america, but jason puracall traffic jam. >> enjoying a traffic jam. jason puracal physically free, experts say fully understanding that he's mentally free. that will take some time. natalie. >> kerry sanders, thanks so much. jason puracal is here, along with his sister janice who fought so hard to save him. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> good to have you here. jason, how are you feeling and has it sunk in you're free? >> i'm feeling wonderful, feeling great. it's overwhelming and, no, it's not sunk in. it's still very surreal. >> tell me what those 22 months in the nicaraguan prison were like. describe the conditions, and how did you keep your hopes up? >> it was the most horrific experience i've ever had to deal with. there were days when i didn't think it was going to end. just thinking of my son, he kept my hopes alive. kept my spirits alive. >> and i know it was a really hard time for your son as well, and can you tell me how that reunion was with him? >> it was overwhelming joy to have hi

jason puracal shown here with his wife and child may soon be freed from a prison in nicaragua. his attorneys said the order to release their client will be given in the next 24 hours. the 35-year-old american has been held on drug charges for more than 18 months. >>> and "360" follows six michigan police officer who's shot and killed a 49-year-old homeless man will not face criminal charges. prosecutors said a 10-week investigation showed the officers did not act with criminal intent. this graphic videotape captured the shooting. the officers fired 46 rounds at milton hall. 11 bullets hit him. >>> the democratic national convention committee today apologized for showing images of russian warships on a giant screen during a tribute to u.s. veterans at the party's convention last week. they blame the gaffe on vendor error. >>> and this 1879 renoir painting could fetch as much as $100,000, maybe more at auction this month. not bad considering its owner bought it for 7 bucks at a flea market in west virginia. she just liked the frame. that was two years ago. it was a year before sh

he won't soon forget the nightmares he lived th in world, and an innocent american named jason puracalwore two years of 22-year sentence for a crime he did not commit.this has been like for you. >> it's hard to find the words. hard. >> puracal grew up in washington state. wanted to be a veterinarian. after graduating for the university of washington, he joined the peace corps hoping to work with exotic animals around the world. in 2002, he was stationed in nicaragua. after his two years in the peace corps, he met and fell in love with scarlet. he later married and moved to the popular beach town they have a son named began working as a real estate agent and eventually life was good. he was raising his son in a community he said he loved and finding success with his company. but everything changed on november 11th 2010. on that afternoon, according to family, nicaraguan police burst into his home and office, confiscated his files and tooks a front for an international drug trafficking ring. he was arrested other suspected drug big mistake. >> there's absolutely no evidence that jason co

. >>> crime and punishment tonight, the case of jason puracal. finally he's a free man.moment we're going to talk to him about his life, his freedom and life behind bars. we've been following his case closely here on the program in order to shed light on a terrible miscarriage of justice. a young american, native of washington state who lived with his wife and child in nicaragua. he was convicted and sent to nicaragua's notorious prison. what mystified everybody about the case was there was no evidence to support the charges against him. puracal is now free. he won't soon forget the nightmares he lived through. >> reporter: it's one of the most dangerous prisons in the world, and an innocent american named jason puracal spent two years here, two years of a 22-year sentence for a crime he did not commit. >> if you could explain what this has been like for you. >> it's hard to find the words. very hard. >> puracal grew up in washington state. he wanted to be a veterinarian. after graduating for the university of washington, he joined the peace corps, hoping to work with ex