Ronnie Long Granted Pardon, Now Eligible For $750K In Compensation

Ronnie Long (left) walks out of prison in August 2020.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has granted a pardon to Ronnie Long, reaffirming Long's innocence and making him eligible for up to $750,000 in restitution for the decades he spent in prison for a rape he did not commit.
The pardon was issued Thursday in the first series of pardons to come from the governor's office since Cooper took office in 2017.
His wife recorded the moment Ronnie long found out he would be pardoned. @wcncpic.twitter.com/Dv2RULydLC— MichelleBoudin (@MichelleBoudin) December 17, 2020
"Today is a day for celebration. We're elated for Ronnie," said Long's attorney, Jamie Lau. "When I broke the news to him that he was receiving a pardon today, he was elated and ran through the parking lot from the video that I received from his wife."

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