Imagine spending more than half of your life in jail for a crime you didn’t commit and finally getting out, but are told you will be compensated for your lost time.
You can’t get 23 years back, the prime of your life is over. The crooked cop is getting a pension, Lamonte McIntyre gets nothing.
When Lamonte McIntyre was exonerated for a double murder in October, he walked out of a Kansas prison with a clean record – but not a dime to his name, reports CBS News’ Dean Reynolds. After losing 23 years of his life behind bars, the state is offering him nothing.
Kansas is one of 18 states that offer wrongfully convicted prisoners no compensation at all upon their release.
For example, at his trial in 1994 when he was 17, there was no physical evidence or motive presented. Worse, according to McIntyre’s current lawyers, lead police detective Roger Golubski built the case by threatening witnesses. Bushnell said the fallout may impact other potential exonerations.
She said there are about a dozen people behind bars whose cases are connected to detective Golubski.
The justice system isn’t just for black people.
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