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Man awarded record $25M settlement after 38 years in prison for crime he didn’t commit
After spending 38 years in a California prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Maurice Hastings has been awarded a $25 million settlement. This is the largest wrongful conviction settlement in state history, according to his lawyers. The 72-year-old was convicted and sentenced to life without parole in connection with the 1983 sexual assault and…
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Georgia man who spent 19 years in prison before he was exonerated may get $1.4M from state after new legislation
According to a recent calculation by 11Alive News Investigates, Georgia would owe around $46...
