Massachusetts exonerees press to lift $1M cap on compensation for the wrongfully convicted Among those pressing for the changes is Sean Ellis, a 49-year-old Boston man who spent more than 20 years in prison for the 1993 killing of a police officer before his murder conviction was overturned. The post Massachusetts exonerees press to lift $1M cap on... #press https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2023/10/03/massachusetts-exonerees-1m-cap-compensation-wrongfully-convicted/?utm_source=press.coop