Massachusetts residents who have been freed after a wrongful conviction are pressing lawmakers to overhaul what they describe as the state’s inadequate laws addressing compensation for those who have been unjustly imprisoned.
The bills would take a series of steps including lifting the state’s $1 million cap on compensation for those who have wrongfully experienced significant periods of incarceration and providing an immediate $5,000 in assistance upon their release from prison.
“These bills are so important because when I came home eight and a half years ago almost, I came home to nothing,” he said. “If it wasn’t for the kindness of family and friends I would have been left with nothing.”
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