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18-12-2016 09:05

Salah Tangkap, Dipenjara 31th Hanya Dapat Ganti Rugi $75

Man who was wrongly imprisoned for 31 years gets $75 in compensation

Independent

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Spoiler for Lawrence McKinney:

Lawrence McKinney, 60, is now fighting for $1 million compensation. His lawyer said compensation cannot, however, give him him life back

A man who spent more than three decades behind bars for a crime he did not commit is fighting to up his compensation after receiving just $75.

Lawrence McKinney, now 60, of Memphis, Tennessee, spent 31 years in prison after he was wrongly convicted of raping a woman and stealing her television in 1978.

He was sentenced to 115 years in prison - 100 years for the rape and 15 years for the theft. He was released in 2009 after new DNA evidence found that he was not even on the scene.

Mr McKinney could be eligible for up to $1 million in compensation - the maximum - if the state’s parole board hears his exoneration case, which they have declined to do twice already.

Mr McKinney was issued just $75 upon his release in July 2009.

"I don’t have no life, all my life was taken away," he told CBS News.

His lawyer, Jack Lowery, said his client had suffered enough and justice would not be served via receiving compensation alone.
Mr McKinney’s attempt to be exonerated has been mired in red tape, although his record has been cleared.

In September, the seven members of the Tennessee parole boardvoted unanimously to deny hearing his exoneration case. The final word comes down to Republican governor Bill Haslam.

Mr Haslam’s press secretary, Jennifer Donnals, told The Tennessean that Mr Haslam received an executive clemency application on 21 November.

She said the governor’s office is carrying out a review of Mr McKinney’s application with the board’s recommendation, which is confidential. The governor can choose to agree or disagree with the board’s recommendation, or he can choose not to act.

If his case is approved, he will have the chance to clear his name.

One member on the parole board, Patsy Bruce, said she was still not sure he was innocent and voted against his exoneration.

It is the second time Mr McKinney has applied to be exonerated. Shortly after his release, the board voted against hearing his case and the then governor Phil Bredesen did not act on the application.

The Tennessee Board of Claims has only paid out exoneration claims twice since 2003.

Mr McKinney works at the Immanuel Baptist Church with the aim of becoming a preacher. One of his advocates is Republican state representative Mark Pody.

“Being exonerated would put me on a standard with everyone else in society. I didn’t get a chance to build a career or buy a home. I lost all my 20s, 30s and 40s, but I’m a servant of the Lord and any blessing I get I just want for my wife,” he told The Tennessean.

A Change.org petition calling for his exoneration has reached more than 10,000 signatures.

Spoiler for Google Translate:

Pria yang salah dipenjara selama 31 tahun hanya mendapat $ 75 sebagai kompensasi

Lawrence McKinney, 60, kini berjuang untuk kompensasi $ 1 juta. Pengacaranya mengatakan kompensasi tidak bisa, bagaimanapun, memberinya dia hidup kembali

Seorang pria yang menghabiskan lebih dari tiga dekade di balik jeruji besi untuk kejahatan yang tidak dilakukannya sedang berjuang untuk naik kompensasi setelah menerima hanya $ 75.

Lawrence McKinney, sekarang 60, dari Memphis, Tennessee, menghabiskan 31 tahun di penjara setelah ia salah dihukum karena merudapaksa seorang wanita dan mencuri televisinya pada tahun 1978.

Dia dijatuhi hukuman 115 tahun penjara - 100 tahun untuk pemerkosaan dan 15 tahun untuk pencurian. Ia dibebaskan pada 2009 setelah bukti DNA baru menemukan bahwa ia bahkan tidak di tempat kejadian.

Mr McKinney bisa memenuhi syarat untuk sampai $ 1 juta dalam kompensasi - maksimal - jika dewan pembebasan bersyarat negara mendengar kasus pembebasan dr tuduhan, yang mereka telah menolak untuk melakukan dua kali sudah.

Mr McKinney dikeluarkan hanya $ 75 setelah dibebaskan pada bulan Juli 2009.
"Saya tidak punya kehidupan, semua hidup saya dibawa pergi," katanya kepada CBS News.

Pengacaranya, Jack Lowery, mengatakan kliennya telah cukup menderita dan keadilan tidak akan dilayani melalui menerima kompensasi saja.

upaya mr McKinney ini akan dibebaskan telah terperosok dalam birokrasi, meskipun rekornya telah dibersihkan.

Pada bulan September, tujuh anggota parole board Tennessee sepakat untuk menolak mendengar kasus pembebasan dr tuduhan itu. Kata akhir datang ke gubernur dari Partai Republik Bill Haslam.

sekretaris pers mr Haslam, Jennifer Donnals, kepada The Tennessean bahwa Mr Haslam menerima aplikasi grasi eksekutif pada 21 November.

Dia mengatakan kantor gubernur adalah melaksanakan review aplikasi Mr McKinney dengan rekomendasi dewan, yang bersifat rahasia. gubernur dapat memilih untuk setuju atau tidak setuju dengan rekomendasi dewan, atau dia dapat memilih untuk tidak bertindak.

Jika kasusnya disetujui, ia akan memiliki kesempatan untuk membersihkan namanya.

Salah satu anggota dari dewan pembebasan bersyarat, Patsy Bruce, mengatakan dia masih tidak yakin dia tidak bersalah dan menentang pembebasan dr tuduhan itu.

Ini adalah kedua kalinya Mr McKinney telah diterapkan akan dibebaskan. Tak lama setelah pembebasannya, papan menentang mendengar kasusnya dan kemudian Gubernur Phil Bredesen tidak bertindak pada aplikasi.

Tennessee Dewan Klaim hanya telah membayar klaim pembebasan dr tuduhan dua kali sejak tahun 2003.

Mr McKinney bekerja di Gereja Baptis Immanuel dengan tujuan untuk menjadi seorang pengkhotbah. Salah satu pendukung nya adalah perwakilan negara Republik Mark Pody.

"Menjadi dibebaskan akan menempatkan saya pada standar dengan orang lain dalam masyarakat. Aku tidak mendapatkan kesempatan untuk membangun karir atau membeli rumah. Saya kehilangan semua 20-an saya, 30-an dan 40-an, tapi aku seorang hamba Tuhan dan setiap berkat saya mendapatkan saya hanya ingin untuk istri saya, "katanya kepada The Tennessean.

Sebuah petisi Change.org menyerukan pembebasan dr tuduhan nya telah mencapai lebih dari 10.000 tanda tangan.

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Parole Boardhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parole_board

A parole board is a panel of people who decide whether an offender should be released from prison on parole after serving at least a minimum portion of their sentence as prescribed by the sentencing judge. Parole boards are used in many jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, the United States, and New Zealand. A related concept is the board of pardons and paroles, which may deal with pardons and commutations as well as paroles.

A parole board consists of people qualified to make judgements about the suitability of a prisoner for return to free society. Members may be judges, psychiatrists, or criminologists, although some jurisdictions do not have written qualifications for parole board members and will allow community members to serve in that capacity. A universal requirement is that the candidate for membership has to be of good moral fiber.

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