Glenn Ford, of Louisiana, spent almost 30 years in jail for a crime he did not commit. He was released last year, and died of lung cancer last month. Here’s more sad:
The state of Louisiana gave him $20 for a bus ride home from prison but has denied him further compensation under the state’s wrongful conviction compensation statute, the Innocence Project New Orleans said.
“The state of Louisiana gave him $20 for a bus ride home from prison but has denied him further compensation under the state’s wrongful conviction compensation statute,”
What a species we are……
Just awful.
Very sad. It’s not right that there is no accountability and no compensation.
$20 whole dollars. I can’t even imagine this.