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City of Oklahoma agrees to pay $7.15 million settlement to former death row inmate who spent 50 years in jail

City of Oklahoma agrees to pay $7.15 million settlement to former death row inmate who spent 50 years in jail

The city of Edmond, Oklahoma, has agreed to a $7.15 million settlement for Glynn Ray Simmons, a former death row inmate exonerated after nearly 50 years in prison.  At 71, Simmons holds the record for being the longest-serving inmate to be declared innocent. The settlement, approved by the Edmond City Council without comment, resolves Simmons’…

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