INJURIES AND ARE DOING OKAY. A MAN WHO SPENT MORE THAN TWO DECADES IN PRISON FOR A MURDER IN BREVARD COUNTY THAT HE DID NOT COMMIT, COULD GET A LOT OF MONEY FROM THE STATE. JEFFREY ABRAMOWSKI HAS SERVED 23 YEARS AFTER BEING CONVICTED IN THE 2002 MURDER OF COURTNEY CRANDALL. HE ALWAYS MAINTAINED HIS INNOCENCE. NEW DNA TESTING LED TO HIS RELEASE LAST YEAR. A JUDGE IS NOW RECOMMENDING ABRAMOWSKI BE COMPENSATED $50,000 FOR EACH YEAR HE WAS IMPRISONED.
Central Florida man wrongfully imprisoned 23 years could receive over $1M compensation
Updated: 1:33 PM EST Jan 19, 2026
A Central Florida man who spent 23 years in prison for a Brevard County murder he did not commit may be compensated by the state.A judge recommended that Jeffrey Abramowski receive $50,000 for each year of his wrongful imprisonment. Abramowski was convicted in the 2002 murder of Cortney Crandall but always maintained his innocence. New DNA testing led to his release last year. This recommendation is now returned to a circuit judge for a final decision.
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. —
A Central Florida man who spent 23 years in prison for a Brevard County murder he did not commit may be compensated by the state.
A judge recommended that Jeffrey Abramowski receive $50,000 for each year of his wrongful imprisonment.
Abramowski was convicted in the 2002 murder of Cortney Crandall but always maintained his innocence.
New DNA testing led to his release last year.
This recommendation is now returned to a circuit judge for a final decision.