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Missouri won't pay Kevin Strickland a dime for his 43 years in prison

By Nomin Ujiyediin,
Byron J. Love
Published November 25, 2021 at 4:00 AM CST
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After 43 years in prison, Kevin Strickland’s conviction was overturned but despite his wrongful incarceration, he won't receive any compensation from the state.

After 43 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit, Kevin Strickland was finally exonerated on Tuesday. But his hard-fought freedom came despite months of objections and delays from Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt.

Schmitt's handling of the case amounted to "prosecutorial malpractice," Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker says. Up to Date guest-host Brian Ellison spoke with Baker and Tricia Rojo Bushnell of the Midwest Innocence Project about Strickland's path to freedom and his road ahead.

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Nomin Ujiyediin
As a newscaster and a host of a daily news podcast, I want to deliver the most important and interesting news of the day in an engaging and easily understandable way. No matter where you live in the metro or what you’re interested in, I want you to learn something from each newscast or podcast – and maybe even give you something to talk about at the dinner table.
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