WASHINGTON (AP) — A District of Columbia man exonerated after spending 20 years in prison for a 1981 rape and robbery he didn’t commit is suing the District for his treatment at a now-shuttered northern Virginia prison, where he says he contracted HIV.
Kirk Odom, who lives with his wife in Southeast Washington, was exonerated in 2012 after DNA testing proved his innocence.
Last year, the 52-year-old settled a lawsuit against the federal government for false imprisonment for about $1.2 million.
Now, The Washington Post reports (http://goo.gl/PMoEvf ) that Odom is seeking additional compensation from the District stemming from conditions at the Lorton prison in Fairfax County, which closed in 2001.
The D.C. attorney general’s office says they sympathize with Odom’s plight but that the federal government’s settlement is sufficient compensation for him.
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