6 The price of injustice.

PositionSTATELINE - Compensation for a wrongful convictions - Brief article

What is fair financial compensation for a person wrongfully imprisoned? At least 27 states have put a price on the injustice. Florida pays $15,000 for each year in prison, with a $2 million maximum. Louisiana pays $15,000 a year, with a $150,000 cap. And Colorado is considering $70,000 compensation for every year of wrongful incarceration. Since 1989, 303 Americans convicted of crimes have been exonerated by DNA evidence, according to the Innocence Project, which works to...

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