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Philly agrees to $9.1 million settlement for man exonerated in 1988 slaying of 4-year-old girl (www.inquirer.com)
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Walter Ogrod, who was exonerated after spending 28 years in prison for the 1988 slaying of 4-year-old Barbara Jean Horn, has agreed to a $9.1 million settlement of a federal lawsuit he filed against the City of Philadelphia, Ogrod’s lawyers announced Friday.

In June 2020, a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge overturned Ogrod’s conviction after the District Attorney’s Office agreed it was tainted by critical flaws — including a coerced confession, key evidence withheld by police and prosecutors, and unreliable testimony from jailhouse snitches.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

28-years. $325,000 a year, without interest of course.

I've been in jail a time or three, 2 nights in county at the worst. Word is that prison is far better, more structured, whatever. At 52, I might consider a year in the pen for $1M+. Might. At my place in life, that's retirement.

Nah. Fuck that.