RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond City Council voted Monday night to approve $5.8 million in restitution for a man wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years.
Marvin Grimm spent over four decades behind bars for a murder he did not commit and is now owed justice under a new state law mandating localities to match Virginia’s restitution payments when misconduct is involved.
The ordinance passed Monday on a vote of 8-1. According to an announcement from the Mayor’s office, the payment will be transferred to the General Fund budget from the Delinquent Sales Tax Special Fund, a reserve fund built from the sale of tax-delinquent properties…