Last year, two brothers were cleared of wrongdoing in a murder they served 25 years for but did not commit. Now, one of the men is speaking with NBC 26 to share his story.

Robert Bintz says no amount of money can make up for lost time.

“I lost a lot,” he shared with NBC 26. “I’m not young anymore.”

In October, Bintz and his brother David learned they would each receive $25,000 from the State of Wisconsin Claims Board for their wrongful murder conviction.

That’s the maximum statutory compensation that the board can award, but the board has recommended the legislature compensate each brother an additional $1 million.

“What can they seriously get with 25 grand?” asks Isaiah Eastling, the brothers’ nephew. “It’s not going to get them very far at all.”

The brothers were released from

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