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A city in Oklahoma agrees to pay more than $7 million to an exonerated former death row inmate

An Oklahoma city has agreed to pay more than $7 million to a former death row inmate who was exonerated after nearly 50 years in prison

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2024

I spent 48 years in prison for a murder I didn’t commit. Here’s how I fought my way to freedom

Glynn Simmons was released last year after almost half a century behind bars. Now 70, he describes his torment and terror as he battled to overturn one of the worst miscarriages of justice in US history

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024

An Oklahoma judge ruled a man who spent 48 years in prison for murder is innocent

Glynn Simmons, 71, was released in July after prosecutors agreed that key evidence in his case was not turned over to his defense lawyers. He is the longest imprisoned U.S. inmate to be exonerated.

WEKU · Dec 20, 2023