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Michigan to Pay $1.75M to Man Wrongly Convicted for 35 Years in Sexual Assault Case

The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $1.75 million to an innocent man who spent 35 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of sexual assault. Louis Wright was released in November after authorities said DNA tests ruled him …

Mentally Disabled Indiana Man Wrongfully Convicted in Slaying Agrees to $11.7 Million Settlement

ELKHART, Ind. (AP) – A mentally disabled man who was wrongfully convicted in the slaying of a 94-year-old woman has reached an $11.7 million settlement with a northern Indiana city and former police officers, his attorneys said Friday. The settlement …

Detroit Reaches $7.5 Million Settlement in Wrongful Conviction Suit

The city of Detroit has reached a $7.5 million settlement with a man who entered prison as a teenager and spent eight years there before a prosecutor agreed to drop four murder convictions. Davontae Sanford was just 15 when he …

Order for Insurer to Pay Men Wrongfully Convicted in Nebraska Tossed on Appeal

A federal appeals panel has reversed a judge’s 2016 ruling that Douglas County, Nebraska’s insurance carrier must pay $5 million to two men wrongfully jailed in the killings of a Murdock couple. Nick Sampson and Matthew Livers sued after being …

Washington County Insurer to Pay $2.25M Wrongful Conviction Settlement

The insurance company for Spokane County, Wash. will pay $2.25 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit that contended the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office engaged in witness-tampering and recklessness to wrongfully convict three men for a 2008 robbery. Spokane …