A Man Who Spent Nearly 46 Years in Prison for a Wrongful Conviction Will Get $1.5 Million

A man who spent nearly 46 years in prison for a wrongful conviction will get $1.5 million

Richard Philips with his attorney Gabi Silver. Courtesy Gabi Silver via CNN

Imprisoned for more than 45 years for a murder he didn’t commit, Richard Phillips spent more time behind bars than any other wrongfully imprisoned person in America.

But after another man admitted to that murder, the Michigan native was exonerated and released from prison last March.