Man wrongfully incarcerated for 35 years lobbies to increase maximum compensation for IL exonerees

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Man wrongfully incarcerated for 35 years lobbies to increase maximum compensation for IL exonerees
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Celebrating 90 days since being released from prison for a shooting he did not commit, Brian Beals is now trying to adjust to life with a cell phone and the internet.

ByBrian Beals, who served time for a Chicago shooting he did not commit, is lobbying for compensation for others impacted by wrongful conviction cases.Brian Beals is still getting used to walking freely on public sidewalks.

"Just trying to build a life. Trying to figure out how to navigate the world the way it exists today. A little different than when I left," Beals said.7 men with cases tied to disgraced CPD Detective Reynaldo Guevara seek to overturn convictions Beals' attorney, with the Illinois Innocence Project, said Illinois leads the nation in the number of prisoners exonerated.

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