He’s Eligible for Up to $480,000 After Being Wrongly Imprisoned for 42 Years. The State Says No. by Richard A. Webster, Verite News Co-published with Verite News

https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-wrongful-conviction-compensation-liz-murrill-elvis-brooks?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore don’t qualify for any money from the state.