He proved his innocence after 31 years... but justice still failed him

In October 1977, a woman was ra**d by two intruders in her home. Somehow she managed to identify one of the intruders as her neighbour. The neighbour, Lawrence McKinney was sentenced to 115 years for his crime!] 31 years later, DNA tests proved he was innocent and he was released. The Government gave him $75 to restart his life and as he had no ID proof, it took him another 3 months to encash that money. He asked for $1 million compensation from the government and he was denied on accounts of 97 offences which he committed while in jail.