/tags/henry-mccollum Henry McCollum en-US Copyright Mon, 17 May 2021 20:35:23 GMT /news/2021-05-17/nc-half-brothers-wrongfully-sent-to-death-row-awarded-75m-in-damages A jury in a North Carolina federal civil rights case has awarded $75 million to two Black, intellectually disabled half brothers who spent decades behind bars after being wrongfully convicted in the 1983 rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl. Mon, 17 May 2021 20:35:23 GMT /news/2021-05-17/nc-half-brothers-wrongfully-sent-to-death-row-awarded-75m-in-damages Associated Press /show/the-state-of-things/2018-05-03/nc-men-still-paying-for-a-crime-they-didnt-commit In 1983, an 11-year-old girl was raped and killed in Red Springs, North Carolina. Half brothers Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, teenagers at the time,… Thu, 03 May 2018 19:57:48 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-05-03/nc-men-still-paying-for-a-crime-they-didnt-commit Frank Stasio, Dana Terry /law/2018-05-03/nc-men-still-paying-for-a-crime-they-didnt-commit In 1983, an 11-year-old girl was raped and killed in Red Springs, North Carolina. Half brothers Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, teenagers at the time,… Thu, 03 May 2018 19:57:48 GMT /law/2018-05-03/nc-men-still-paying-for-a-crime-they-didnt-commit Frank Stasio, Dana Terry /law/2017-12-15/judge-allowing-1m-in-settlements-for-wrongly-convicted-men A federal judge said Thursday that he will approve a $1 million payout from a North Carolina town to two half brothers wrongfully imprisoned for 30 years,… Fri, 15 Dec 2017 16:21:05 GMT /law/2017-12-15/judge-allowing-1m-in-settlements-for-wrongly-convicted-men Associated Press /news/2017-07-27/advocate-2-pardoned-brothers-steered-into-financial-straits When two wrongfully imprisoned brothers were pardoned after 30 years behind bars, they stood to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation.… Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:00:53 GMT /news/2017-07-27/advocate-2-pardoned-brothers-steered-into-financial-straits Associated Press /law/2015-09-02/wrongfully-convicted-men-receive-financial-compensation Two North Carolina men who were wrongfully convicted of murder and spent 30 years in prison are receiving financial compensation. Henry McCollum and his… Thu, 03 Sep 2015 01:59:01 GMT /law/2015-09-02/wrongfully-convicted-men-receive-financial-compensation Jeff Tiberii /health/2015-06-22/study-nc-prosecutors-have-a-history-of-pursuing-death-penalty-in-nc-without-enough-evidence North Carolina prosecutors have sought the death penalty against about two people per year since 1989 without enough evidence to prove their guilt,… Mon, 22 Jun 2015 20:12:56 GMT /health/2015-06-22/study-nc-prosecutors-have-a-history-of-pursuing-death-penalty-in-nc-without-enough-evidence Rebecca Martinez /politics/2015-06-04/after-31-years-in-prison-brothers-receive-pardons Henry McCollum and Leon Brown are getting full pardons from the Governor after spending more than three decades in prison. The victim in this case was… Thu, 04 Jun 2015 20:42:12 GMT /politics/2015-06-04/after-31-years-in-prison-brothers-receive-pardons Jeff Tiberii