Hawaii Innocence Project

A formerly homeless man who ended up in a mental institution for more than two years because of mistaken identity is suing the state of Hawaii and various Honolulu police officers, public defenders and doctors.

A U.S. appeals court ruling urges Congress to correct a disparity that doesn't allow members of the military convicted by a court-martial the same avenues as civilian prisoners to seek DNA testing that could exonerate them.

The Hawaiʻi Innocence Project says officials wrongfully arrested a homeless man for a crime committed by another person, locked him up in a state hospital for more than two years, forced him to take powerful medication and then tried to cover up the mistake by quietly setting him free.

HONOLULU — Advocates for a former U.S. soldier convicted of the attempted rape and murder at Schofield Barracks of an Army officer's son 37 years ago are…