"We Have to Do Right by People": New Law Updates Compensation for the Wrongfully Convicted

Oregon bill streamlining payout process for wrongfully convicted draws support

Oregonians who have been wrongfully imprisoned can petition the state for tens of thousands of dollars in compensation and an official finding of innocence, a process that criminal justice reform advocates have long complained drags on and shortchanges exonerees. But…

"We have to do right by people": New law updates compensation for the wrongfully convicted

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma holds the distinction of being responsible for the longest wrongful conviction incarceration in U.S. history; Glynn Simmons spent almost 50 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit. KFOR has have been reporting on Simmons' case for more than 20 years. In 2023, when he was finally released from prison, the state of Oklahoma allowed for $175,000 for victims of wrongful incarceration. For Simmons, that was le…

Oregon bill streamlining payout process for wrongfully convicted draws support - Salem Reporter

Oregonians who have been wrongfully imprisoned can petition the state for tens of thousands of dollars in compensation and an official finding of innocence, a process that criminal justice reform advocates have long complained drags on and shortchanges exonerees.  But a new bill introduced in February, Senate Bill 1007, aims to solve that problem by making it easier and faster to obtain compensation and findings of innocence from the state. The …