Wrongfully Convicted Brothers Get $75 Million Settlement

Wrongfully Convicted Brothers Get $75 Million Settlement

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In a significant case in North Carolina history, two Black men with intellectual disabilities were wrongfully sentenced to death for crimes they did not commit. After spending 31 years in prison, they were awarded $75 million, with $1 million for each year of wrongful imprisonment. The men claimed that police coerced them into confessing and used fabricated evidence to support false claims.

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