The Maryland man freed from death row is being compensated by the state for the nine years of his life behind bars for a crime he didn't commit.

Today, the Maryland Board of Public Works approved over $421,237 to Kirk Bloodsworth.

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Back in March of 1985, Bloodsworth was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of nine-year-old Dawn Hamilton.

That sentence was later changed to life in prison after evidence of prosecutorial misconduct was discovered.

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But in 1993, DNA evidence proved Bloodsworth did not commit the crime and led them to another suspect who later pleaded guilty.

Bloodsworth had already received $300,000 from the state in 1994 for his wrongful imprisonment.