State to Pay Dail for Wrongful Incarceration
The State Industrial Commission on Wednesday authorized a payment of $368,493.14 to a Goldsboro man who spent about half his life in prison for a crime he didn't commit.
Posted — Updated
Dwayne Allen Dail, 39, was cleared last August of the 1987 rape of a 12-year-old Goldsboro girl. DNA tests run on evidence thought to be lost proved someone else committed the crime.
Gov. Mike Easley pardoned Dail in October, which allowed him to seek $20,000 a year in restitution from the state for the mistake.
An attorney with the state Department of Justice did not object to the payment in a brief hearing Wednesday morning.
Since his release from prison, Dail has moved to Florida to start a new life with his 18-year-old son. He also speaks publicly frequently about the need to protect the rights of those wrongfully accused and convicted of crimes.
Copyright 2024 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
