Longest Wrongful Imprisonment Survivor

Longest Wrongful Imprisonment Survivor

Richard Phillips survived the longest wrongful prison sentence in American history by writing poetry and painting with watercolors. He also had the opportunity to kill the man who helped put him away, but he chose not to. He's due to be paid $1.5 million for being wrongfully convicted (as of December 2023).

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