Tennessee awarded a man $1 million after he spent nearly 32 years in prison for a crime that DNA evidence cleared him of. The Tennessee Board of Claims granted him the compensation on Wednesday. “The board of claims at the hearing said that they thought it was an inadequate award,” Raybin said. Still, if you ask McKinney, he might say that the closure of this chapter of his life is a blessing enough, Raybin said. The board of claims at the hearing said that they thought it was an inadequate award."

Source: Huffington Post March 22, 2018 22:45 UTC