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Jul. 20, 2016

L.A. County Board of Supervisors approves $10.1 million wrongful incarceration settlement

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a $10.1 million settlement in the civil rights case of Francisco "Franky" Carrillo Jr., who spent 20 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.

By L.J. Williamson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a $10.1 million settlement in the civil rights case of Francisco "Franky" Carrillo Jr., who spent 20 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.

The settlement funds will come from the Sheriff's Department's budget following Carrillo's lawsuit for federal civil rights violations stemming from his arrest, conviction...

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