Wrongly convicted Black man who spent 24 years in prison wins $10.5M in federal case
Shawn Williams was 19 when he was convicted of a Brooklyn murder. He won a settlement after alleged misconduct by a prominent detective. Shawn Williams was only 19 when he was charged with killing a man in Brooklyn, New York, in 1993. Based on one woman’s testimony, he went to prison for 24 years. According…