Kevin Strickland speaks to reporters in Cameron, Mo., on Nov. 23. Photo: Tammy Ljungblad/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
Donations are flowing in for Kevin Strickland, a Black man who was wrongly convicted of three murders in 1979, following his release from a Missouri prison this week.
Why it matters: Strickland, who was finally exonerated and freed Tuesday, doesn't qualify for a wrongful imprisonment payout as this only applies to people exonerated via DNA testing in Missouri, CNN notes. A GoFundMe account set up to help him had raised over $1 million by Friday morning.
Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect that the fund-raising total has now exceeded $1 million.