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1. • • Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson's office announced Monday that he will exonerate Derrick Hamilton, who served 21 years in prison on a wrongful conviction after saying he was framed by an allegedly crooked police detective.
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   How much money did Michael Hamilton get for a wrongful conviction?

   • By that time, the review had expanded to about 100 murder cases in Brooklyn, including about 60 of Scarcella’s cases. Hamilton subsequently filed a claim for compensation with the New York Court of Claims and in 2016 received $3.75 million. In 2015, Hamilton filed a federal civil rights lawsuit seeking damages for his wrongful conviction.

   Derrick Hamilton - National Registry of Exonerations

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   How did Derrick Hamilton become a lawyer?

   • Derrick Hamilton did just that. After earning his high-school equivalency diploma and taking a class on legal research during his time at the Elmira Correctional Facility, Hamilton began studying in the prison’s law library, eventually teaching himself enough criminal law to become “one of the most skilled jailhouse lawyers in the country.”

   How Derrick Hamilton Taught Himself Law and Won His Freedom

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   How did Derrick Hamilton survive in prison?

   • For more than 20 years, Derrick Hamilton struggled to survive in prison, bouncing from one correctional facility to another and enduring lengthy stays in solitary confinement. As a man who claimed innocence despite his conviction, Hamilton was also forced to navigate the complicated waters of the legal system, one tortuous appeal at a time.

   How Derrick Hamilton Taught Himself Law and Won His Freedom

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   Why did Derrick Hamilton leave the Supreme Court?

   • Derrick Hamilton leaving State Supreme Court in Brooklyn after his murder conviction was overturned in 2015. Anthony Lanzilote for The New York Times Twenty years ago, Derrick Hamilton was at his lowest point: locked in solitary confinement for a murder he insisted he did not commit.

   Falsely Imprisoned for 23 Years: Now He’s Received $7 Million

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   Nov 19, 2019 · Once free, he became an activist, toiling to get others he believed were wrongfully convicted out of jail. Late last week, Mr. Hamilton, 54, took on a new role in the long drama of his fight...

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   Jun 15, 2016 · Derrick Hamilton Photo: mattedesign. For more than 20 years, Derrick Hamilton struggled to survive in prison, bouncing from one correctional facility to another and enduring lengthy stays in solitary confinement. As a man who claimed innocence despite his conviction, Hamilton was also forced to navigate the complicated waters of the legal ...

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6. www.law.umich.edu › special › exonerationDerrick Hamilton - National Registry of Exonerations

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   In 2015, Hamilton filed a federal civil rights lawsuit seeking damages for his wrongful conviction. In November 2019, he settled the lawsuit against the cities of New York and New Haven for $7 million.

7. www.newyorker.com › news › news-deskThe Jailhouse Lawyer Derrick Hamilton’s Role in the Reversal ...

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   Jul 8, 2016 · Derrick Hamilton never went to law school, but prisoners across New York State have heard about his formidable legal skills, which he acquired while he was wrongly imprisoned for murder for...

8. www.ajc.com › news › how-innocent-man-who-spentFalsely imprisoned for 23 years, man becomes activist worth ...

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   Nov 28, 2019 · Once free, he became an activist, toiling to get others he believed were wrongfully convicted out of jail. Won $7 million settlement. Hamilton, 54, took on a new role recently in the long...

9. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2016/06/20Derrick Hamilton, Jailhouse Lawyer | The New Yorker

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   Jun 13, 2016 · June 13, 2016. Derrick Hamilton was wrongfully convicted of murder, and spent more than two decades trying to prove his innocence. Photograph by Dana Lixenberg for The New Yorker. Derrick...

10. www.blackenterprise.com › derrick-hamiltonDerrick Hamilton Receives $7 Million After Being Falsely ...

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    Nov 26, 2019 · City officials in New York and New Haven, Connecticut, agreed two weeks ago to pay Hamilton a total of $7 million to settle a lawsuit he had against three police officers, accusing them of...