Michael Sullivan was wrongfully imprisoned and awarded $13 million, but state law cut that award down to a maximum of $1 million.

Michael Sullivan got a degree of justice when a Massachusetts jury ruled he was innocent of the 1986 murder and robbery of Wilfred McGrath. He was awarded $13 million.

Michael Sullivan was behind bars for nearly 3 decades for a murder he didn't commit. A Mass. state regulation cap rewards at $1M for wrongful convictions.

For the nearly three decades that he was behind bars, Michael Sullivan’s mother and four siblings died, his girlfriend moved on with her life and he was badly beaten in several prison attacks. All for a murder he long insisted he never committed.

A Massachusetts man was awarded $13 million after a jury ruled that he was wrongly convicted of a murder that kept him behind bars for nearly three decades. Michael Sullivan, 64, was convicted for the armed robbery and murder of Wilfred McGrath in 1986.

For the nearly three decades that he was behind bars, Michael Sullivan's mother and four siblings died, his girlfriend moved on with her life and he was badly beaten in several prison attacks