Herbert Alford was wrongly convicted of second-degree murder and spent nearly five years in prison. Now, he's suing Hertz Corp. for failing to turn over a receipt that corroborated his alibi.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada man who was exonerated after spending more than two decades in prison for a 1992 murder that he didn't commit has been awarded a $1.35 million settlement and a certificate of innocence from the state.
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A state panel has finalized Nevada's $2.85 million payment to a woman who spent almost 34 years in prison for a Reno murder she didn't commit before she was exonerated by DNA evidence in 2015.
"It is a great day for justice and it is a great day for Mr. Clay," said attorney Jeffrey Harris. The payout is the highest amount allowed under a revised state law on regarding wrongful conviction.
Artist Julie Green, who also depicts the final meals of death row inmates, is now painting first meals of exonerees. The food is celebratory, but nothing compared to all those lost years, she says.
