Wrongfully convicted man gets only $75 after 31 years in prison

Lawrence McKinney, 60, spent 31 years in jail and was released in 2009 after DNA evidence ruled him out as a suspect.

The Tennessee man released from prison after a wrongful conviction put him away for 31 years is fighting for an exoneration case that could grant him $1 million in compensation

Lawrence McKinney, 60, of Memphis, Tenn., was convicted of rape and burglary in 1978 and was sentenced to prison for 115 years. He was released in 2009 after DNA evidence ruled him out as a suspect in the case

After his release, McKinney was issued only $75 as compensation

McKinney is now fighting to receive a $1 million compensation if the Tennessee Parole Board hears his exoneration case, which they’ve already denied twice. Jack Lowery, McKinney’s lawyer thinks his client is more than deserving of the pay out since he can’t be given his 31 years back.

“I don’t have no life, no wife, no child, all my life was forcefully taken away... they should have better killed me” he told CBS News.

Wrongfully convicted man gets only $75 after 31 years in prison