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That equates to about $48k per year to sit in prison and contemplate the fact that you are an innocent man in prison for rape. And all that convicted you was the fact that this white lady pointed you out in a line-up. And your life is in constant danger and you are always afraid that the wrong guy will step on your shoes in the yard.
All this... for $48k a year.
ajc.com > Metro > Legislature 2007
Wrongly imprisoned man could get $1.2 million from stateAssociated Press
Published on: 03/19/07
A man wrongly imprisoned nearly 25 years for a rape he did not commit is set to get a $1.2 million payback from the state.
The Georgia House will consider paying Robert Clark that much in restitution for his time in prison for a 1981 attack. DNA evidence cleared his name two years ago.
The resolution, by Rep. Larry O'Neal (R-Warner Robins) says the Atlanta man's imprisonment happened through no fault or negligence on the part of Clark.
O'Neal says it is only fitting and proper that Clark be compensated for his loss.
The state Claims Advisory Board, the first panel to hear requests for restitution from the state, heard Clark's case last month and recommended that the Legislature pay him.
Secretary of State Karen Handel, the board's chairwoman, says she was moved by Clark's demeanor when he made his case.
The board left the amount of restitution up to the Legislature.
The $1.2 million is based on the income Clark lost while imprisoned, personal injury, injury to his reputation and other damages.
The 46-year-old had no prior felony convictions.
The Innocence Project, a New York-based group that works to overturn wrongful convictions, says he was the 197th person nationally and the sixth in Georgia to be cleared by DNA evidence of a criminal conviction.
That equates to about $48k per year to sit in prison and contemplate the fact that you are an innocent man in prison for rape. And all that convicted you was the fact that this white lady pointed you out in a line-up. And your life is in constant danger and you are always afraid that the wrong guy will step on your shoes in the yard.
All this... for $48k a year.
ajc.com > Metro > Legislature 2007
Wrongly imprisoned man could get $1.2 million from stateAssociated Press
Published on: 03/19/07
A man wrongly imprisoned nearly 25 years for a rape he did not commit is set to get a $1.2 million payback from the state.
The Georgia House will consider paying Robert Clark that much in restitution for his time in prison for a 1981 attack. DNA evidence cleared his name two years ago.
The resolution, by Rep. Larry O'Neal (R-Warner Robins) says the Atlanta man's imprisonment happened through no fault or negligence on the part of Clark.
O'Neal says it is only fitting and proper that Clark be compensated for his loss.
The state Claims Advisory Board, the first panel to hear requests for restitution from the state, heard Clark's case last month and recommended that the Legislature pay him.
Secretary of State Karen Handel, the board's chairwoman, says she was moved by Clark's demeanor when he made his case.
The board left the amount of restitution up to the Legislature.
The $1.2 million is based on the income Clark lost while imprisoned, personal injury, injury to his reputation and other damages.
The 46-year-old had no prior felony convictions.
The Innocence Project, a New York-based group that works to overturn wrongful convictions, says he was the 197th person nationally and the sixth in Georgia to be cleared by DNA evidence of a criminal conviction.