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Longest-serving Exoneree Still Awaiting Compensation Promised …

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Apr 11, 2019  · The law compensates people exonerated of wrongful convictions in Michigan with $50,000 for each year they spent behind bars. In 2018, Richard Phillips became the longest-serving exoneree in the country after he was cleared of a 1971 homicide conviction. But …

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$1.5 Million For Michigan Man Wrongfully Convicted, Then Exonerated

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Jan 18, 2020  · A Michigan man who spent over 45 years in prison for a murder he did not commit received $1.5 million in compensation. Richard Phillips, 73, was exonerated in 2018, which …

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Michigan Will Pay $1.5 Million To Longest Serving Exonerated …

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Sep 17, 2019  · The payment still needs approval by state legislators. “Someone who is exonerated based on new evidence can qualify for $50,000 for every year spent in prison. …

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House Panel OKs $10M Extra To Compensate Wrongfully Convicted

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Mar 6, 2019  · Lansing — The nation’s longest-serving exoneree left prison in 2017 with no Social Security card, no state identification, no credit and little in the way of support.

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Fund To Pay Wrongfully Convicted Prisoners In Michigan Is Broke …

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Apr 1, 2020  · There are several other wrongfully imprisoned people awaiting compensation already awarded. Those include Neal Reddick, awarded $780,000 for serving nearly 16 years …

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Michigan House OKs $10M For Wrongful Imprisonment Fund - The …

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Mar 12, 2019  · The nation’s longest-serving exoneree, Phillips testified before a House committee last week as it considered legislation to put $10 million into the bankrupt Wrongful …

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Whitmer Vetoes $10M For Wrongfully Imprisoned - The Detroit News

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May 10, 2019  · The nation’s longest-serving exoneree, Phillips goes to trial in the Court of Claims for his compensation in June.

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Compensation For Exonerees - MOST Policy Initiative

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Mar 30, 2023  · 42% of exonerees receive compensation. In a study of 1,800 exonerees, 42% received compensation for a wrongful conviction through either (Gutman 2019): 38 states, …

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