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Ronnie Wallace Long, now 68, spent more than four decades behind bars for a rape he did not commit

A man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 44 years has reached a $25 million combined settlement with a central North Carolina city and the state of North Carolina involving a lawsuit accusing authorities of misconduct, the man's lawyers said Tuesday.

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 44 years has reached a $25 million combined settlement with a central North Carolina

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The family of Professor Thomas Meixner, who was shot to death on campus, has agreed to a settlement of millions of dollars with the University of

Lawyers for a man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 44 years say hes reached a $25 million combined settlement with a central North Carolina city and the state of North Carolina

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 44 years has reached a $25 million combined settlement with a central North Carolina city and the state of

"We are deeply remorseful for the past wrongs that caused tremendous harm to Mr. Long, his family, friends, and our community," the city's statement read.

Ronnie Long, a Black man who was wrongfully convicted of raping a White woman in the 1970s, has been awarded a $25 million settlement after serving 44 years in prison.

The settlement, which ends Ronnie Long's wrongful incarceration lawsuit, also included a public apology from the city of Concord.

Ronnie Long awarded $25 million settlement after spending 44 years in prison wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in Concord, North Carolina.