What the heck is wrong with some people that they could just go on without saying anything while someone innocent rots in prison. No guilt in the interview either... really makes me wonder how that detective managed to coax that lying confession out of her.
Apparently statues for wrongful convictions in Virginia aren't great. Certainly it's not going to remove the stigma of being labelled a rapist in the past nor will it repair all the damaged relationships. Probably better to move far away from state once he gets his compensation.
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Virginia 90% of the Virginia per capita personal income for up to 20 years. Tuition worth $10,000 in the Virginia Community College system. Exonerees also receive a transition assistance grant of $15,000, which is later deducted from the final award.
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http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2012/...l.convictions/
http://bber.unm.edu/econ/us-pci.htm
So he's entitled to 0.90*46107*4+25000 to roughly 191k in compensation for spending those 4 years in prison. Hopefully he sues the bitch and the state for more since it looks like he's not going to get that much money for the wrongful conviction.