Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 27 Years Awarded $1 million (Photo)

 

A US man, Michael Sullivan has been awarded $1m after he was wrongfully imprisoned for 27 years in a Massachusetts prison.

 

He was falsely accused of murder which he steadfastly denied committing.

 

The compensation was awarded after new DNA evidence exonerated him.

 

Sullivan, now 61, was convicted in 1985 and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. He was released in 2013 when advances in DNA technology proved his innocence, leading to the overturning of his conviction.

 

Earlier this month, Sullivan was awarded $13 million (£10 million) in damages by a Massachusetts court.

 

However, state regulations cap compensation for wrongful convictions at $1 million, limiting the payout he can receive.

 

During his decades of incarceration, Sullivan endured profound personal losses, including the deaths of his mother and four siblings.

 

In a statement, he said that while the money is welcome, it “will never make up for the years stolen from me, or the loved ones I lost while I was in prison.”