Thursday, November 28, 2024 - Michael Sullivan, who spent over 27 years in a Massachusetts prison for a murder he steadfastly denied committing, has been awarded $1 million in compensation after new DNA evidence exonerated him.
Sullivan, now 61, was convicted in 1985 and sentenced to life
imprisonment without parole. He was released in 2013 when advances in DNA
technology proved his innocence, leading to the overturning of his conviction.
Earlier this month, Sullivan was awarded $13 million (£10 million) in
damages by a Massachusetts court. However, state regulations cap compensation
for wrongful convictions at $1 million, limiting the payout he can receive.
During his decades of incarceration, Sullivan endured profound personal
losses, including the deaths of his mother and four siblings.
In a statement, he said that while the money is welcome, it “will never
make up for the years stolen from me, or the loved ones I lost while I was in
prison.”
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