A Black North Carolina man falsely accused of raping a white woman is speaking out after his wrongful imprisonment. Ronnie Long was sentenced to 80 years in prison, the Charlotte Observer reported. RELATED: Yusef Salaam writing memoir about his wrongful imprisonment His attorneys say that evidence collected at the scene of the crime was never shared with them. After spending 43 years, 10 months and 27 days in prison for the crime he did not commit, he was released and compensated for his wrongful imprisonment. The problem then lied in the amount of money he was awarded. In North Carolina, state law allows compensation […]
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