Minnesota man freed after 27 years in prison for murder he did not commit

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/04/minnesota-wrongful-conviction-bryan-hooper-released

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bufalo1973@piefed.europe.pub · 22 pts · 1y

And this is why I am against the death penalty.

sad_detective_man@leminal.space · 19 pts · 1y (2 replies)

fuck dude. how do you make that up to him?

threeonefour@piefed.ca · 18 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Most places already have rules for compensating wrongful conviction. I did a quick search and it seems Minnesota pays a minimum of $50k per year in prison.

Scrollone@feddit.it · 30 pts · 1y

They can give you all the money in the world, but nobody will ever be able to give your time back.