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Juan Rivera gets $20M after three convictions: ‘I'm bitter, but I'm not angry'

March 21, 2015

Juan Rivera -- the subject of one of Illinois' most notorious wrongful conviction cases -- stands to receive $20 million from a newly settled lawsuit against the law-enforcement agencies that sent him to prison. "Yes, I'm bitter, but I'm not angry," he said. "To live angry, I would not be a happy person."

Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150320/news/150329874/
 
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