New Illinois bill would give $50K for every year a person was wrongfully convicted

New Illinois bill would give $50K for every year a person was wrongfully convicted – FOX32 (Chicago)

Illinois State Rep. Justin Slaughter talks a new Illinois bill that would lift the current cap and provide exonerees who obtain a Certificate of Innocence with $50,000 for every year they were wrongfully convicted. Slaughter said the awards are funded by taxpayers.

New Illinois bill would give $50K for every year a person was wrongfully convicted

Illinois State Rep. Justin Slaughter (D-27th) talks a new Illinois bill that would provide exonerees with $50,000 for every year they were wrongfully convicted.

Illinois bill and court ruling could help more people move on after wrongful convictions | Illinois State Bar Association

Illinois bill and court ruling could help more people move on after wrongful convictionsDays after an appeals court ruled that some people should automatically get certificates of innocence, state legislators passed a bill to raise compensation for wrongful convictions. Source: Injustice Watch

Illinois bill and court ruling could help more people move on after wrongful convictions

This story is a collaboration between Injustice Watch and Bolts, a nonprofit publication that covers criminal justice and voting rights in local governments. Illinois lawmakers and courts have moved to make certificates of innocence both more valuable and easier to get for some exonerated people. In late May, the First District Illinois Appellate Court ruled in a Cook County case that some wrongfully convicted people should automatically get the…