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Award Reduced For Man Who Spent 27 Years In Prison For A Murder He Didn't Do Award Reduced For Man Who Spent 27 Years In Prison For A Murder He Didn't Do
Award Reduced For Man Who Spent 27 Years In Prison For A Murder He Didn't Do After many appeals and legal actions, a man who was wrongfully incarcerated for 27 years has come to an agreement with the city he says put him there. On Wednesday, Dec. 9, news broke that Mark Schand, 55, of Hartford, and the City of Springfield will settle on giving $6.5 million to Schand for the part the city’s police played in the conviction. Schand was initially awarded $27 million in his suit against Springfield - $1 million for each year of false imprisonment - but upon appeal and negotiation, Schand will get $6.5 million, according to Fox61. The lesser amount did not come as a shoc…

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