Alan Crotzer: Pardons Are Ticket To New Life Then: Lawmakers and Gov. Charlie Crist gave the former inmate $1.25 million last spring to compensate him for the 241/2 years he spent in prison for crimes he did not commit. ...more

December 28, 2008

TAMPA - Two men who spent 421/2 years in prison between them for crimes they didn't commit said faith in religion and family got them through the harrowing reality of life behind bars. ...more

October 9, 2008

TAMPA - Alex Sink, Florida's chief financial officer, will meet with Alan Crotzer today in Tallahassee and sign the final paperwork needed to pay Crotzer $1.25 million for his wrongful imprisonment. ...more

May 6, 2008

Ken Pruitt, the leader of the Florida Senate, says compensation for the wrongfully convicted is one of his top priorities this year. ...more

February 2, 2008

Alan Crotzer is working at a landscaping company, hoping one day to be compensated for the 24 years he spent in prison for a rape he didn't commit. ...more

January 20, 2008