February 16, 2016

Senate set to approve conviction compensation

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state Senate is set to approve a bill that would dramatically boost compensation for the wrongly convicted.

Right now, payouts for the wrongly convicted are capped at $5,000 for each year spent behind bars with a maximum payout of $25,000. The bill would raise the ...

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