‘That’s Not Right!’: Michigan Moves to Take Back $1M From Black Man Who Spent 25 Years in Prison for a Wrongful Conviction
A Black man who served 25 years in prison for a murder he was later found to be wrongfully convicted of now faces a court order to repay $1.25 million he received as compensation from the state of Michigan. Desmond Ricks, who was convicted of fatally shooting a friend outside a restaurant in 1992, always…
