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New sentence for wrongfully convicted Madison man (UPDATE)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Madison man who spent six years in prison for a sexual assault he didn’t commit was sent back to prison this week, this time after being convicted of a gun-possession charge...
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Bill increases compensation for wrongly convicted
Legislation under debate at the Capitol would significantly increase compensation for those wrongly convicted and incarcerated.
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Assembly bill moves to pay wrongfully convicted man
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> The Assembly version of a bill designed to pay thousands to a Milwaukee man who spent 23 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit was introduced Tuesday.
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Wrongly jailed man seeks $46K in compensation
A Wisconsin man whose conviction for soliciting a prostitute was overturned is asking the state to pay him $46,000.
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Lawmakers want to boost wrongful conviction compensation (UPDATE)
Wisconsin lawmakers are working on a pair of bipartisan bills that would boost compensation for a man who spent more than two decades behind bars for a homicide he didn't commit as well as for all...
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Senate approves $136K for wrongful conviction (UPDATE)
The Wisconsin Senate has approved a bill that would increase compensation for a wrongfully convicted man.
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Bills would change way Claims Board operates (UPDATE)
&via=&related=DolcePixel"> If a bill introduced this week had been law earlier this year, David Turnpaugh would be out $780.90.
View ArticleAssembly OKs conviction compensation (UPDATE)
The state Assembly passed a bill Tuesday giving additional compensation to a man who was wrongfully convicted of homicide.
View ArticleSenate approves payment for wrongful conviction
A man wrongfully convicted of homicide would get more money from the state of Wisconsin under a bill passed by the Senate.
View ArticleLegal minds eye quality control for convictions
Hospitals have staff conferences to examine why patients died. Airline pilots have a system for voluntarily submitting information on safety concerns. Yet the life-and-death world of criminal justice...
View ArticleUS prosecutors revisiting nearly 5,000 convictions
When three half brothers' decades-old murder convictions were thrown out last month, they became a dramatic example of an idea spreading among prosecutors nationwide: "integrity units" dedicated to...
View ArticleBoard grants former inmate $25K for wrongful imprisonment (UPDATE)
State officials have decided a former construction foreman’s wrongful imprisonment on rape charges entitles him to compensation for the three years he spent behind bars.
View ArticleLegislator considering more wrongful conviction compensation
A Republican legislator says he's considering crafting a bill that would increase state compensation for wrongful convictions.
View ArticleFormer Kenosha man wants compensation for wrongful conviction
A man whose sex assault charges were dismissed after the victim recanted her testimony is asking for compensation for the time he spent in prison.
View ArticleJury awards $1M to man wrongly convicted of woman’s killing
A jury has handed down a $1 million verdict to a man wrongfully convicted in a 1998 killing who sued the city of Milwaukee.
View ArticleLegislators propose raising wrongful conviction cap (UPDATE)
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is moving to dramatically restructure compensation rules for people wrongly convicted in Wisconsin, introducing a bill Thursday that would raise the maximum payout...
View ArticleParents want compensation for wrongly convicted son
The parents of a Milwaukee man who was convicted of murder as a teenager then acquitted after spending five years in prison are asking a state panel to compensate the wrongly convicted man for the time...
View ArticleLegislative committees to take comments on compensation bill
Two legislative committees are set to hold public hearings on a bill that would increase state compensation limits for wrongful convictions.
View ArticleBill would increase compensation for wrongfully convicted
After Jarrett Adams was exonerated of a sexual assault conviction that landed him in prison for nearly 10 years, he found work moving stones.
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