The Times of India

Innocent man awarded $975,000 after being mistakenly held in psychiatric hospital for years

Joshua Spriestersbach, misidentified as a criminal he did not commit, spent over two years in a Hawaii psychiatric hospital. Despite multiple chances to correct the error, authorities continued to hold him. A lawsuit filed by Spriestersbach, cited by the New York Post, led to a $975,000 settlement, with an additional $200,000 possible from the state to resolve related legal claims.