Ohio is poised to pay Marcus Sapp for wrongful imprisonment

Ohio will soon compensate a man who spent 13 years in prison on a murder conviction that was overturned in 2023.

The Ohio Controlling Board will meet Monday to approve an Ohio Court of Claims order for payment of $506,717.03 to Marcus Sapp.

Once the court ruled Sapp was wrongfully imprisoned, he automatically became eligible for about $68,000 for each year he served in prison. The payment the state is poised to approve Monday is the first portion of that…

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