Senate Panel OKs Compensation For The Wrongfully Convicted

(INDIANAPOLIS) – A measure advancing in the Indiana Senate would compensate residents found to have been wrongfully convicted and imprisoned.


The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee made minor revisions to the House-approved legislation Tuesday before voting 7-0 in favor of it. The measure now heads to the Senate Appropriations Committee for further analysis of its financial impact on the state.
Indiana is one of 17 states that provide no compensation for people exonerated of crimes.
The legislation would generally permit people exonerated after being convicted of a crime to receive $50,000 for each year they were wrongfully imprisoned.

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