Claims board denies compensation requests for shoes, ear buds.

Byline: Michaela Paukner, mpaukner@wislawjournal.com

Among the final claims the State of Wisconsin Claims Board considered in 2019 were one for compensation for missing sneakers and a $30.15 claim for a cable cord and ear buds. The board rejected six claims and approved one on Monday.

The board authorized a $3,139.19 claim after finding that the Department of Corrections had improperly withdrawn money from an inmate's account during his incarceration.Membersrecommended that the DOC reimburse the inmate but use the money to pay his outstanding restitution and other costs in another case. The inmate had agreed to this resolution.

The board denied five other claims, four of which weremade by...

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