2008 Senate Bill 1456

Authorize wrongful imprisonment compensation

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 9, 2008

Introduced by Sen. Martha G. Scott (D-2)

To authorize payment by the state of civil damages to a person wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he or she did not commit. The damages would be $50,000 for each year of wrongful imprisonment (adjusted for inflation) up to $2 million, plus up to four years free tuition at a state college or university.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary