Apr. 19, 2021
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After spending 44 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, this man says his life is worth more than $750,000

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Ronnie Long, pictured with his wife Ashleigh, was wrongly accused of rape in 1976 and is now fighting a North Carolina law that caps compensation for exonerated prisoners.

(CNN)Ronnie Long sat in jail in North Carolina for 44 years for a crime he didn't commit, and now he is planning to fight a law that says he is only owed $750,000.

Link: https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/07/us/ronnie-long-fighting-compensation-cap-in-nc-trnd/index.html