via Facebook... Justice system? " When McCollum left death row and Brown left Maury Correctional Institution, prison officials gave each of them $45 in cash. That $90 is the only help they’ve received from the state of North Carolina. .... In January, the water in the house was turned off because the bill went unpaid. One defense lawyer paid rent for January. In North Carolina, people found innocent after a conviction are eligible for $50,000 for every year spent incarcerated, up to a maximum of $750,000. Because they were freed by a judge, and not the Innocence Inquiry Commission, McCollum and Brown need a gubernatorial pardon of innocence to collect their compensation. On Sept. 4, Gov. Pat McCrory said he looked forward to reviewing their joint pardon application. It was submitted Sept. 11. The governor has taken no public action on the case since."
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