Two Baltimore Brothers Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder Awarded Nearly $4M Compensation

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Two Baltimore men wrongfully convicted of a 1995 murder have finally received compensation for the 24 years they both spent behind bars.
In May 2019, Eric Simmons and his brother J.R. McPherson were reunited with their families after having spent 24 years in prison on wrongful murder convictions.
This month, the Maryland Board of Public Works announced that both Simmons and McPherson will receive $81,000 for each year they spent in jail, amounting to about $2 million