Woman receives $1.6 million settlement after miscarriage conviction was overturned

Rousseau was convicted under an old Nevada law after prosecutors argued her drug use caused her baby’s death.

She spent more than two years in prison before her conviction was overturned.

Humboldt County has now agreed to pay $1.6 million, about $1.2 million of which will go to Rousseau.

The case highlights the lasting effects of criminal charges and imprisonment on her and her family.