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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.1132 194th (Current)

An Act relative to compensation for victims of wrongful conviction

By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1132) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Joanne M. Comerford and Adam Gomez for legislation relative to compensation for victims of wrongful conviction. The Judiciary.

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Bill Information

Presenter:
Patricia D. Jehlen
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
This bill is a redrafted approach to the current judicial model for compensation for victims of a wrongful conviction. It retains all the current statutory requirements for imprisonment and overturning of a conviction but creates an administrative claims process in the Attorney General’s Office to process eligible claimants for compensation. Eligible claimants would be able to receive compensation upon release of $15,000, and $115,000 per year of incarceration. The claims process would follow strict deadlines and the claimant could appeal a decision to the Division of Administrative Law Appeals.
* The bill summary was created by the Primary Sponsor of the bill; no committee of the General Court certifies the accuracy of its contents.

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