When They See Us on Netflix tells the true story of the Central Park Five – five men who were wrongly convicted as teenagers for their part in the Central Park jogger case in New York, USA back in April 1989. The Central Park Five – made up of Antron McCray, Korey Wise, Yusef Salaam, Kevin Richardson and Raymond Santana – were exonerated in 2002 following the confession of Matias Reyes and, 12 years later, reached a settlement with the city of New York. Here’s how much the settlement was and what it meant for the Central Park Five.
When They See Us reveals in its final moments just how much was involved in the settlement between the city of New York and the Central Park Five.
The Netflix series shows a caption which reads: “Their wrongful convictions were vacated in 2002 following the New York District Attorney’s reinvestigation of the Central Park jogger case.
“In 2014, a federal judge awarded the five men a settlement of $41 million, the largest in New York State history.”
The Central Park Five have spoken publicly about what the money has done for them since reaching the settlement in 2014.
When asked by CBS News if the money made the situation better, Santana responded: “We were able to relocate, put our children in better situations. Besides that, no.”
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When They See Us: Korey Wise on the Netflix series (Image: Netflix)
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