Joaquin Ciria was exonerated Monday, exactly 32 years to the date of his arrest, following an extensive review and investigation by the San Francisco District Attorney's Innocence Commission.
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Joaquin Ciria has spent more than half his life behind bars for the murder of his friend in San Francisco, a crime he has always
Ciria is entitled under state law to financial compensation, at a rate of $140 per day, over 32 years. It amounts to roughly $1.6 million dollars, tax-free.