Wiley Bridgeman , 59 , and his friends Ronnie and Ricky Jackson were all exonerated in November for the 1975 murder of Harry Franks . Jackson 's award is based on Ohio 's base rate for wrongful conviction compensation , which is $ 40,330 per year spent in jail . He will also receive an undetermined sum of money to account for the wages he lost while in prison . Bridgeman brothers will receive their initial checks in a couple of weeks .
Ricky Jackson , 59 , and his friends Ronnie and Wiley Bridgeman were all exonerated in November for the 1975 murder of Harry Franks . Jackson 's award is based on Ohio 's base rate for wrongful conviction compensation , which is $ 40,330 per year spent in jail . He will also receive an undetermined sum of money to account for the wages he lost while in prison . Bridgeman brothers will receive their initial checks in a couple of weeks .