He Spent 45 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn’t Commit. Cleveland Must Now Pay $7.9 Million to His Family

He spent 45 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Cleveland must now pay $7.9 million to his family

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The city of Cleveland has agreed to pay $7.9 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the estate of a man who spent 45 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

Glynn Simmons: 48 Years in Prison for a Murder He Didn’t Commit

In 1975, Glynn Simmons was 21 years old, newly arrived in Oklahoma from Louisiana, and searching for work. Six days after his arrival, he was arrested for robbery a charge that was quickly dropped. But before his release, police asked him to stand in a lineup as a favor. He agreed, unaware that he had […]