Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. — 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 payout to $50,000 per year in prison, with an overall cap of $1 million.
The bill would give the wrongly convicted temporary access to state health insurance and transitional services such as job training and housing. It also would seal all records related to their cases, much to the chagrin of open record advocates.
The Senate was set to vote on the measure Tuesday. The Assembly passed the bill last month. Senate approval would send the bill on to Gov. Scott Walker.
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