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An African American man who spent nearly 40
years behind bars in the US state of Ohio for a
murder he did not commit will receive $1 million
from the state for his wrongful imprisonment.
On Thursday, an Ohio Court of Claims judge
ordered that just more than $1 million be paid to
Ricky Jackson.
Jackson said he learnt about the payment from a
reporter who had called him on Thursday
afternoon to get his reaction over the court order.
“Wow, I didn’t know that,” Jackson said. “Wow
wow wow, that’s fantastic, man. I don’t even
know what to say. This is going to mean so
much.”
Michele Berry, his attorney from the Innocence
Project, said a financial advisor will help Jackson
to handle the money in the wisest way.
After hearing the news of the court order, Berry
became emotional and expressed her appreciation
for all that the innocent black man went through.
“It’s been an honor to work for and with Ricky,”
she said. “He’s probably the wisest person I’ve
ever met.”
In November, Jackson, 57, and Wiley Bridgeman,
60, were both exonerated in a 1975 murder after a
key witness against them, who was 13 years old
at the time, admitted in 2013 that he lied during
his testimony.
Eddie Vernon, now 53, told a minister who visited
him at a hospital in 2013 that he had never
actually witnessed the crime. He said Cleveland
police detectives coerced him into testifying that
the men killed businessman Harry Franks on May
19, 1975.
The Ohio Innocence Project, which took up their
case, said Jackson and Bridgeman’s 39 years
imprisonment mark them as the longest-serving
exonerees in US history.
According to a study released in April, one in
every 25 death row inmates in the United States
is innocent. Approximately 3,000 US prisoners are
waiting to be put to death.
African Americans are also far more likely to be
arrested and imprisoned by police than any other
racial group, according to a recent analysis by
USA TODAY.
Experts say the dramatic gap in arrest and prison
rates reflects biased policing as well as the vast
economic and educational inequalities that plague
much of the US.
source;
saharareportersrescue.com/2016/05/05/for-spending-40-years-in-jail-wrongly-us-court-awards-african-man-1-million/

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Atleast 15-20% of people in jail today are either unjustly convicted or know little about the crime they were accused of committing

For those who are going through such wrongful judgment God will surely show up when time comes

God does not sleep,he watches every thing on 3D.

Will the $1m buy back the wasted time


40yrs is way too much nd he was about 18yrs


Wasted life


It's a pity

In all spheres ,Justice may be delayed, but not denied.

Thank God for opening your page


I'm happy for you bro

sinaj:
Will the $1m buy back the wasted time


40yrs is way too much nd he was just 13yrs



It's a pity

If he had joined Nigeria civil service then, would he have collected that much as his retirement benefits?
Let him thank God for that.

They took 40 years of his life and paid him 1mill dolls... Well, how old was Abraham again when he started living?

sinaj:
Will the $1m buy back the wasted time


40yrs is way too much nd he was just 13yrs



It's a pity

He saw 20 not 13! They couldn't have sent an adolescent to jail.

The witness who gave the false testimony is the 13 year old.

$1m after spending 40 good years of my life in bondage??...nah, ion think anything can buy d time wasted.

quadraheem:
If he had joined Nigeria civil service then, would he have collected that much as his retirement benefits?
Let him thank God for that.

What's the joy there in spending in without a family to call your own


Or did he get married in jail

The niggaz life was wasted for real
You can't use the money to justify that!

Have you made close to 100 million naira since you were born ?

sinaj:
What's the joy there in spending in without a family to call your own


Or did he get married in jail

The niggaz life was wasted for real
You can't use the money to justify that!

what has happened has happened, that money is too small...

Wtf is one million gin to do. Bring back the wasted years or what?, he should get a good lawyer and sue the officers that handled the case, he should be given more not a measly one million for wasting forty years of his life. Just where is he supposed to start from.

He should be paid 40million dollars at the rate of a million per year for wasting his years behind bars.

In fact , they need to pay him pension for another 40years. Awon wayray