Three Ohio Exonerees Adjust to Life Outside of Prison

Posted: November 22, 2010 4:35 pm

Towler’s story captured the attention of the CEO of Medical Mutual, who contacted the Ohio Innocence Project to see if he needed employment. After going through the standard hiring process, Towler now works for the company, and his colleagues say he has had a positive impact.

Last week, Towler’s attorney reached a tentative agreement with the Ohio attorney general's office for $2.57 million, which if approved by the Court of Claims, would be the largest wrongful conviction settlement in state history.

But exonerees aren’t given a manual about how to save and spend when they receive a settlement, and only 27 states plus D.C. having compensation statutes in the first place.

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