Why not? They disrupt someone's life by not investigating the case good enough, so yeah you have to pay for destroying someone's life.

There is no amount of money that can make up for the amount of time they have lost. But monetary compensation can help atone for the loss of income, loss of opportunity, and loss of education. It is also a way of apologizing for the wrongs this person has needlessly suffered and help for a new start

This poor man's case is the exact reason why police should be made to carry malpractice insurance. The great state of Missouri took something from this man that he will never get back and that is time.

I also believe anyone that willfully participated in a wrongful conviction, should serve the sentence that individual was given, in full.